{"id":382,"date":"2004-05-25T10:22:33","date_gmt":"2004-05-25T14:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theoreti.ca\/?p=382"},"modified":"2007-03-19T21:12:53","modified_gmt":"2007-03-20T02:12:53","slug":"system-mimicry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theoreti.ca\/?p=382","title":{"rendered":"System Mimicry"},"content":{"rendered":"

WebSE – System 7.0 – Test Drive a Macintosh…<\/a> is a site that has a Flash (?) simulation of the Apple Macintosh System 7.0 on an SE. I think we will see more of these as ways of preserving the culture of computing. This project should be expanded to a MAME type project for old operating systems. We build on SWF a simulation engine with which to create interactive simulations of old environments.<\/p>\n

(Added on May 27, 2004) Thanks to St?\u00a9fan Sinclair, here is another simulation of an old Mac. P.dro Classic<\/a> emulates not just the screen, but has a mouse that moves on a pad and post-it notes. An interesting idea that isn’t executed completely. I could be wrong, but some parts of the emulation are wrong. It is also marred by an unnecessary folder of low-rez porn. This appears to be more of an exercise in nostalgia than a serious attempt to capture the experience of an early Mac.
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\nSuch fan simulations raise questions worth exploring.<\/p>\n

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  1. Are there different types of emulations – those that actually provide a shell in which the original code can run and those that simply simulate the screen experience in an entirely new system? What are the advantages of these two approaches?<\/li>\n
  2. What are we trying to capture in these simulations? Candidates are, the whole experience including the look of the equipment, the physical\/cultural context (post-its and all), just the screen experience, the execution of code, or our memory of being there.<\/li>\n
  3. How can we leverage the fond memories and the fan community into a preservation project?<\/li>\n
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