commit 783051cceb7f3e26afe76dfa51ce8a25c1d0c093
parent dd0a2367e73111714f02a76bd9f58477809d7421
Author: viznut_web <viznut_web@web>
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2022 12:49:30 +0200
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diff --git a/bedrock_platform.mdwn b/bedrock_platform.mdwn
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ A **bedrock platform** is a [[hardware]] platform or a simple [[virtual machine]
Some possible criteria for bedrock hardware:
-* The hardware has been popular and commonly available at some point of history.
+* The hardware has been popular and commonly available at some point of history (and preferrably remains that way).
* Every detail of the hardware is well-known and fully documented. (Having a 100% compatible open-source emulator can be considered full documentation)
* There have been several independent manufacturers for each component.
* Multiple emulators for the platform are commonly available for many different environments.
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Some possible criteria for bedrock hardware:
Candidates for bedrock hardware:
* [[IBM PC]]: Widely cloned, remains ubiquitous, every type of common component has had multiple manufacturers in different parts of the world (with the exception of OPL2/OPL3 common in classical soundcards). Can be emulated by open-source software such as [[QEMU]], Dosbox or Bochs. There are also several different [[DOS]]-compatible operating systems, including FreeDOS.
-* [[NES]]/Famicom: Widely cloned especially in China/Taiwan. Huge amount of available emulators, and running a ROM file with one is very straightforward. No software dependencies (as there's no internal firmware ROM).
+* [[NES]]/Famicom: Widely cloned especially in China/Taiwan without any of the original Japanese components. Huge amount of available emulators, and running a ROM file with one is very straightforward. No software dependencies (as there's no internal firmware ROM).
* [[ZX Spectrum]]: Simple design that was easy enough to duplicate in Eastern-block countries even with 100% non-Western components. Clones are still manufactured, emulators are widely available.
* [[MSX]]: Standardized platform, every chip used in MSX-1 computers has had both U.S.American and a Japanese manufacturers. (MSX-2 on the other hand depends on specific Yamaha chips). Emulators widely available. The firmware ROMs may pose issues as long as Microsoft exists.
