Re: [SWCollect] Value of Apple ][ Goldfinger

[Dan Chisarick]

	That's actually another interesting point.  Is an emulator which comes 
"close enough" really good enough?  I've seen some really damn good 
emulators that are works of art, but they're not perfect.  Not perfect 
in the sense that the sounds still aren't quite right.  The joystick 
emulation is a hair bit different.  Even if you stuffed a PC inside an 
Apple case (or whatever classic box) you'd know.  Personally, with 
really old games, you had to use your imagination a fair amount to 
begin with :)  I consider this a logical extension.  For me, a 5.5 lbs 
laptop that can emulate vintage Apples and a C64 is more than adequate. 
 I'll play Choplifter with the cannon fire sound just a bit off, or a 
little scratchiness in the already scratchy music of a computer that 
had no tone generator to begin with and be happy.
	One thing I came across for no reason is "rebirth" by Propellerhead 
software.  Its a digital replica of a vintage drum and bass analog 
synthesizer.  They started with a diagram of the circuitry, and made a 
mathematical model of each component (sick) to get a really close 
approximation of the actual sound.  Sure that's what any emulator is at 
some level or another, but I'd *love* to see that level of attention to 
detail for a SID chip :)

On Thursday, July 24, 2003, at 09:59  PM, Lee K. Seitz wrote:

C.E. Forman stated:
Space, perhaps.  You can slap an old 5.25" drive in your modern PC and
probably get most games to work with enough fiddling.  But do most 
players
(non-collectors) really want to lug a big bulky Apple II into their 
house?
That's what the Apple //c is for, silly. 8)  Speaking of which, I just
got one from a friend.  It's just the bare system (computer & power
supply).  I asked him to keep an eye out for software, but I'm not
expecting much.  He's not into computers.  He's apparently had this
one since college (which is when we met), but never got a monitor for
it, so never used it.
So now I've got a //e, //c, and IIgs.  Just need a II+ and II (yeah,
right), and I'll have a complete collection. 8)
--
Lee K. Seitz
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