Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Marc Lambert" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: What happens when all Yaroze's gone? Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 09:31:35 -0000 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 43 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: user-7875.l3.c3.dsl.pol.co.uk X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Yes, there are a number of PS1 emulators that will work fine, plus you can actually homebrew using a normal PS1. I can't remember the programs and emulator that I used to use (on my old machine), but I'm sure Matt will pop up soon and give you the details ;-) Marc. "Shawn" wrote in message news:c2uamu$5lq15@www.netyaroze-europe.com... > Greetings, > > I was just thinking. The Playstation is a great platform. The first real > 3D platform (that I'm aware of) and truly, a remarkable piece of equipment. > It is great that Sony decided to create the Yaroze program. But now they > aren't accepting new memberships and they aren't replacing damaged > equipment. Sooner or later, all the equipment that exists will be defective > and there won't be a community even for those who want to be nastalgic. For > example, there is a retro Atari scene (I know because I enjoy writing 6502 > assembly programs for old consoles and platforms) and there is the Apple > scene, Commadore, etc. > > What will happen when there is no more Yaroze equipment left or a > significant amount of them damaged that there really isn't a community > anymore. I can always go to Ebay and buy a Yaroze second-hand to replace my > defective parts but for how long? What happens if the few 10 people that > are still active on these newsgroups lose their equipment, will they still > participate? > > Does anyone know if there is a PS1 emulator capable of acting as a Yaroze? > > > Thanks > >