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Emulation for Archivists

Getting Started

Module 1: What is emulation?

Module 2: What you need for emulation

Module 3: Fun with emulators

Conclusion and Works Cited

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Module 3: Self-Assessment



  1. What are the differences between local emulators and emulation in a browser? When would it be better to use one or the other?

  2. Does information online ever need emulation to access?

  3. Compare emulating the John Henry Hypercard stack with the Shrek Flash website. How did they "look and feel"?

Now that we've had some fun with emulators, you're ready to move on to the Conclusion, where we'll review the key learning objectives and complete the lesson.


Next: Conclusion and Works Cited



Additional Resources

Espenschied, Dragan. 2020, December 21. "Emulation or it Didn't Happen: What to do about Flash." Rhizome. https://rhizome.org/editorial/2020/dec/21/flash-preservation/(opens in a new tab).

Software Preservation Network. "Emulation-as-a-Service Infrastructure Sandbox." https://www.softwarepreservationnetwork.org/emulation-as-a-service-infrastructure/sandbox/(opens in a new tab).