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IntermediateAl

ARM computers were emulating x86 30yrs ago

A virtual machine for intel based software shouldn't be a big deal.

Those of us old enough to have used the ARM based Acorn Archimedes at school or college in the late 80's and early 90s might remember the software based PC Emulator. Which if memory serves me correctly ran software at the same speed an original IBM PC would. Not exactly fast, especially when compared to an AT or 386 PC but pretty good going considering it was done in software.

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