UK University Making Universal Game Emulator

Techradar reports that researchers at the University of Portsmouth in England are working on a project to create a game emulator that will "recognise and play all types of videogames and computer files from the 1970s through to the present day." One of the major goals of the project is to preserve software from early in the computer age. David Anderson of the Humanities Computing Group said, "Early hardware, like games consoles and computers, are already found in museums. But if you can't show visitors what they did, by playing the software on them, it would be much the same as putting musical instruments on display but throwing away all the music. ... Games particularly tend not to be archived because they are seen as disposable, pulp cultural artefacts, but they represent a really important part of our recent cultural history. Games are one of the biggest media formats on the planet and we must preserve them for future generations."

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Re:So basically

[Hurricane78]

So you expect us to give you special treatment? For what? That would be discrimination against all others. Because you are sooo special...

You are not. Get over it. I'm fat, but I do not get something specially done for me, and demanded by the government. And rightfully so.

You get treated like every other human. Not better. Not worse. That's what's called "fair" and "social" (as opposed to "politically correct").

If this means a disadvantage to you, then maybe this is, because you have a disadvantage yourself.
Should we overthrow the whole natural selection because of you? Or me?
No, thank you. I'm not that arrogant.

So help yourself. After all it's just color blindness. Try a Compiz-color-replacement/shifting-filter if you use Linux. Maybe create one. There. Problem solved.

Isn't the world great if you have common sense?

Re:So basically

[ericrost]

Wow, you're a douche! I'm not color blind, but there's basic accessibility issues addressed there even if you're not. Don't make the same icon two different colors to represent two different things. Its a lot easier at a glance if you do exactly what the GP indicated, even if you can see the colors.

You're probably the same douche who expects everyone in a foreign country to speak to him in English.

Re:So basically

[Hurricane78]

A negligible⦠At the cost of not being able to use the money elsewhere for a much more effective advantage.
So in the end, itâ(TM)s actually a loss.

Re:So basically

[Hurricane78]

No. It is no loss. What do they lose?
A sale? No. Because you canâ(TM)t imply that it would have been bought instead.
Software? No. Because the only give away copies.

You fell for one of the basic FUD arguments of the media industry.