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From: jlehmann@wpi.WPI.EDU (Jonas A. Lehmann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: Re: The REAL scoop on the "Gameboy Emulator"
Message-ID: <1991Apr6.065649.15752@wpi.WPI.EDU>
Date: 6 Apr 91 06:56:49 GMT
References: <1991Apr6.033226.5044@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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In article <1991Apr6.033226.5044@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> dzenc@mole.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Dan Zenchelsky) writes:
>
>gameboy isnt a z80, and the 'gameboy-emulator' doesnt in fact emulate
>a gameboy at all.

That's good to know ... but does it really emulate a Z80 100% or close
enough?

> 
>Above all.  This program should not have been pirated.  It was an in-house
>experiment.  Never distributed.  Whoever did, shouldn't have.  Its amazing
>how much damage people can do by pirating programs they dont own.
> 
>-Dan
>dzenc@gnu.ai.mit.edu

I agree the program probably shouldn't have been released since it
didnt work and the fact that it was distributed made a lot of people
waste time. It was an experiment....wonder who let the experiment leak out.
Ok. Now here's the thing I don't understand .. it was an experiment and
then he/she says "Its amazing how much DAMAGE people can do by
pirating .... well I agree 100% with you on piracy in general but in
this case what kind of damage are we talking about. The software
house was experimenting and the experiments werent going to be distributed so
what damage was made ... the only thing wasted was some bytes over internet.

I still might download it to see what it looks like since everyone is talking
about it. 

The biggest question is why us amiga users would EVER wanna emulate
a piece of trash system like GAMEBOY aimed at some inferiorly minded
sub-teenagers?!

Take Good Care - Jonas (jlehmann@wpi.wpi.edu) -