Emulation:  Right or Wrong?
aka "The EmuFAQ"

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Appendix A
Credits and Sources

Contributors:

     Mike Blair
     Chuck Cochems
     Brad Levicoff
     Franklin Nixon
     Steve Snake
     Joseph Sullivan

Translators:

     "Reverend Manson" (Italian)
     Krzysztof Karkosza (Polish)
     "Margrave" (Spanish)



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