> His purpose for doing this is:
> "The ability to bring software up and running into any browser window will enable
> instant, clear recall and reference of the computing experience to millions."
>
> If I read through the lines, he wants to make it really easy for people to just take
> a look at older software via emulation. That's cool but what about copyright? What's
> the use of having a JS port if the user still needs to go and fetch the ROMS and
> such.
The software can be provided via other, legal means, like the Wayback Archive, which hosts loads of shareware CDs. There's a lot of -legally available- freeware games and programs for older computers, too.
So there's that. The idea is probably that once it's available, more companies will likely donate the programs for educational use. I think.
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