Disagree; I think the strongest example is DOSBox, through which DOS programs, of all things, are actually one of the least common denominators across an astonishingly wide set of platforms. Honestly, if I had to pick a format to use today that needed to hit as many platforms as possible and last as long as possible, I'd probably pick DOSBox, which is portable to Android, GNU/Linux, Darwin, NT, gaming consoles (at least Wii and Nintendo DS).... oh, Wikipedia actually has a better list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOSBox#Ports
Anyways, I'll concede that emulators aren't as popular as native apps on most platforms, but they certainly hold their own, especially for archival purposes.
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Disagree; I think the strongest example is DOSBox, through which DOS programs, of all things, are actually one of the least common denominators across an astonishingly wide set of platforms. Honestly, if I had to pick a format to use today that needed to hit as many platforms as possible and last as long as possible, I'd probably pick DOSBox, which is portable to Android, GNU/Linux, Darwin, NT, gaming consoles (at least Wii and Nintendo DS).... oh, Wikipedia actually has a better list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOSBox#Ports
Anyways, I'll concede that emulators aren't as popular as native apps on most platforms, but they certainly hold their own, especially for archival purposes.