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Huh, what happened in 1984/85 that made "emulator" so much more popular a term than before? Aha! It was Apple's Macintosh release, which included an Apple II e
by entropicdrifter 4y ago
Huh, what happened in 1984/85 that made "emulator" so much more popular a term than before?
Aha! It was Apple's Macintosh release, which included an Apple II emulator built-in:
https://books.google.com/books?id=Ti8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=%22ii+in+a+mac%22+emulator&source=bl&ots=KZZfp6Xuwl&sig=AisRDIfiQ4S3lkcUyfahfVnt-Pc&hl=en&ei=RzgUTOnFJ4SClAfl_eWIDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result#v=onepage&q=%22ii%20in%20a%20mac%22%20emulator&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=Ti8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA13&lpg=P...
- Wowfunhappy 4y agoI don't think it could have been just that? Usage peaked in 1984, but it rose quite steadily starting in the early 70s. I do assume most of the increase in usage was related to computers/software, however. The timing is right.