A Cross-Platform Emulator of Early PCs Written in Rust

MartyPC

Open Source Project

Trending on Hacker News

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What is MartyPC?

Bringing vintage computing back to life

computer

Accurate emulation of original IBM PC, PC/XT, and PC/AT systems with cycle-accurate timing

devices

Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, and WebAssembly for universal access

memory

Modern systems programming language ensuring memory safety and high performance

106

Hacker News Points

Demonstrating strong community interest in Rust-based emulation

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Why Rust matters for emulation

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Memory Safety Eliminates entire classes of bugs common in C/C++ emulators without garbage collection overhead
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High Performance Zero-cost abstractions enable efficient cycle-accurate emulation with minimal runtime overhead
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Modern Tooling Cargo package manager and robust ecosystem accelerate development and cross-platform support
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Concurrency Fearless multi-threading for improved performance on modern multi-core processors

2020

Initial Development

Project started as a Rust learning exercise and passion project

2021

First Public Release

Open source release with IBM PC 5150 emulation

2023

Expanded Support

Added PC/XT, PC/AT, and multiple video adapter emulations

2024

Community Growth

106 HN points, active development, and WebAssembly support

Explore vintage computing with modern technology

https://martypc.net/