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Maybe a good example is the original Nintendo (NES) emulators. New gaming consoles can't play those old cartridges, but we have a virtual layer that can. The sa
by programmarchy 5y ago
Maybe a good example is the original Nintendo (NES) emulators. New gaming consoles can't play those old cartridges, but we have a virtual layer that can. The same holds true for browsers, OSs, etc. It does create a pretty long chain of dependencies, though.
- spicybright 5y agoIgnoring the network point I made above, it'll be a monumental effort to get there. Best we can hope for is virtual machines, and archive files targeting a specific browser version on specific virtual machines.