No, but that's because it's from 1983. It's only modern machines that have this awesome excess of power. Apple did Rosetta in 2006. That proves this approach

No, but that's because it's from 1983. It's only modern machines that have this awesome excess of power. Apple did Rosetta in 2006. That proves this approach has been _commercially_ viable on top-end machines for at least 15 years. Not 39 years!