Apparatus and method for connecting a hardware emulator to a computer peripheral

13) A method for connecting an emulation of an electronic device to a computer peripheral device attached to a computer, said computer peripheral device running at a higher speed than said emulation, the method comprising:

• a) receiving data from said computer peripheral using standard software running on said computer;
• b) storing said data received from said computer peripheral in a first buffer;
• c) retrieving said data stored in said first buffer;
• d) modifying said retrieved data to make said data suitable for transmission to said emulation;
• e) transmitting said data received from said computer peripheral to said emulation through a bidirectional port using standard software running on said computer;
• f) receiving data from said emulation through a bidirectional port using standard software running on said computer;
• g) storing said data received from said emulation in a second buffer;
• h) retrieving said data stored in said second buffer;
• i) modifying said retrieved data to make said data suitable for transmission to said computer peripheral;
• and
• j) transmitting said received data from said emulation to said computer peripheral using standard software running on said computer.

14) An apparatus for connecting an emulation of an electronic device to a computer peripheral device attached to a computer, said computer peripheral device running at a higher speed than said emulation, the apparatus comprising:

• a) a computer having
• i) a memory;
• ii) a bidirectional port;
• and
• iii) a computer peripheral.
• b) computer instructions executable by the computer for:
• i) receiving data from said computer peripheral;
• ii) transmitting said data received from said computer peripheral to said emulation through said bidirectional port;
• iii) receiving data from said emulation through said bidirectional port;
• and
• iv) transmitting said data received from said emulation to said computer peripheral.

23) An apparatus for connecting an emulation of an electronic device to a computer peripheral device attached to a computer, said computer peripheral device running at a higher speed than said emulation, the apparatus comprising:

• a) a computer having
• i) a memory;
• ii) a bidirectional port;
• and
• iii) a computer peripheral.
• b) computer instructions executable by the computer for:
• i) receiving data from said computer peripheral using standard software running on said computer;
• ii) storing said data received from said computer peripheral in a first buffer in memory;
• iii) retrieving said data stored in said first buffer;
• iv) modifying said retrieved data to make said data suitable for transmission to said emulation;
• v) transmitting said data received from said computer peripheral to said emulation through said bidirectional port using standard software running on said computer;
• vi) receiving data from said emulation using standard software running on said computer;
• vii) storing said data received from said emulation in a second buffer in memory;
• viii) retrieving said data stored in said second buffer;
• ix) modifying said retrieved data to make said data suitable for transmission to said computer peripheral;
• and
• x) transmitting said received data from said emulation to said computer peripheral using standard software running on said computer.

24) A computer readable medium having computer instructions for connecting an emulation of an electronic device to a computer peripheral device attached to a computer, said computer peripheral device running at a higher speed than said emulation, to perform in a computer:

• a) receiving data from said computer peripheral using standard software running on said computer;
• b) transmitting said data received from said computer peripheral to said emulation using standard software running on said computer;
• c) receiving data from said emulation using standard software running on said computer;
• and
• d) transmitting said data received from said emulation to said computer peripheral using standard software running on said computer.

33) A computer readable medium having computer instructions for connecting an emulation of an electronic device to a computer peripheral device attached to a computer, said computer peripheral device running at a higher speed than said emulation, to perform in a computer:

• a) receiving data from said computer peripheral using standard software running on said computer;
• b) storing said data received from said computer peripheral in a first buffer in memory;
• c) retrieving said data stored in said first buffer;
• d) modifying said retrieved data to make said data suitable for transmission to said emulation;
• e) transmitting said data received from said computer peripheral to said emulation through a bidirectional port using standard software;
• f) receiving data from said emulation through a bidirectional port using standard software;
• g) storing said data received from said emulation in a second buffer in memory;
• h) retrieving said data stored in said second buffer;
• i) modifying said retrieved data to make said data suitable for transmission to said computer peripheral;
• and
• j) transmitting said received data from said emulation to said computer peripheral through standard software running on said computer.