Digital Domesday book unlocked

The Digital Domesday project which had become unusable has now been revived thanks to the successful emulation of a 1980’s era Acorn computer. Folks at Leeds University and University of Michigan did the emulation work. This is just one early indication of how difficult it will be to maintain our digital heritage. Note that the printed Domesday Book, on which the digital project was modelled, is still quite accessible after almost 1000 year