What value emulators?

All,

I think I'm missing the picture on the emulators...

I've seen lots of posts regarding emulators of vintage machines. Do they
have a value other than educational, or perhaps a minimal value to test
something if you don't want to fire up the old box?

People seem to spend a lot of time & effort on these emulators. And I
really can't see the justification for it. Is it something else to do, once
you've mastered the old box; to make a software copy of it?

If someone is going to make a modern day "copy", I'd prefer a hardware one,
like the new Altair kits floating around. Anyone can code these days. But
maybe I'm just a traditionalist.


-J


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