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Re:Win32 Is the Only Stable ABI on Linux? by entropicdrifter on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @01:45PM (#32486241)
Huh, what happened in 1984/85 that made "emulator" so much more popular a term than before?

Aha! It was Apple's Macintosh release, which included an Apple II emulator built-in: https://books.google.com/books?id=Ti8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA13&lpg=P...

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Re:Win32 Is the Only Stable ABI on Linux? by Wowfunhappy on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @02:30PM (#32486801)
I don't think it could have been just that? Usage peaked in 1984, but it rose quite steadily starting in the early 70s.

I do assume most of the increase in usage was related to computers/software, however. The timing is right.

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