Emulation is the way to go, I'd say, so here we go.ĪCORN COMPUTERS: ATOM, BBC MICRO, ELECTRON
Extracting them from your very own machines would be preferable, but I never understood how on earth could anyone get the inspiration for getting to know a machine by purchasing one for a small fortune, not even knowing for sure if it works, and then start working with it, very likely with no instructions or software. Note that I can offer no BIOS or ROM files (nor links for them) for certain emulators to work, so you will need to acquire them by using your preferred search engine. So, this one goes out for all you other lazy retro gamers like me, who don't take pleasure in reading manuals too much. Sure, it needs to be as accurate as possible at the same time, but being easy to use is the most important thing for me in getting me to actually test any of the machines out even in emulation.
I'm aware that there might be more accurate and more optimisable emulators out there, but my criteria for any emulator is simply, the ease of use, and that it works preferably on a 32-bit Windows 7. So I decided to do a quick entry on my chosen emulators, and add in a few recommended ones in the mix. Occasionally, I get some inquiries as to which emulators I would suggest for certain machines, particularly the ones that are not as easy to find.
