On 4/18/22 12:08 AM, David Crayford wrote:
Hardware geeks like to buy hardware. It's a bit like asking me why I
want to own a Sinclair Spectrum or a BBC Micro when I can run ZX
Spectrum emulator in a browser or install RetroPie on one of my
Raspberry Pi's! Emulation is just not the same experience.
I *ABSOLUTELY* agree.
However, I'm thinking about the overlap between hardware (A) / not
hardware (B) and mainframe (1) / not mainframe (0) interest diagrams.
If th OP is A* then hardware is a good thing. If the OP is *1, then
emulation /might/ be a better introduction.
If someone is very much B1 and wanting to migrate to A1 then the CEC is
probably a good way to go about it.
I'm afraid that taking on both hardware (A) and mainframe (1) at the
same time is a big step. Especially when there are things that will
require more effort / persuasion / coercion to make them work. An
emulator /might/ be a better entry point.
Sort of like why I wouldn't want a new sysprog to do a sysgen on day 1.
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