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I was moved by Ken Fallon's cry for submissions, so here's my first podcast:  An argument against using emulators when retrocomputing.  In short, there are some semi-intangible things you can't get from an emulator that you can only get from the real hardware, so use real hardware when you can.  Examples contained within.
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Mentioned or hinted at on the show:
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Andrew Jenner's proposal to rewrite the CRTC emulation for MESS: <A HREF="https://www.reenigne.org/blog/crtc-emulation-for-mess/">https://www.reenigne.org/blog/crtc-emulation-for-mess/</A>
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Ian Bogost's work on adding more realistic display techniques to Stella, a 2600 emulator:  <A HREF="https://www.bogost.com/games/a_television_simulator.shtml">https://www.bogost.com/games/a_television_simulator.shtml</A>
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Send feedback, criticism, etc. to: <A HREF="mailto:trixter@oldskool.org">trixter@oldskool.org</A>
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