dbalsom/martypc

A cycle-accurate IBM PC/XT/Jr/Tandy emulator

Games & graphicsRust#emulation#emulator#ibm#x86#rust

1.1 Steady Magnitude out of 10. Star growth looks organic. Data as of September 18, 2026.

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About the project

A cycle-accurate IBM PC/XT/Jr/Tandy emulator written in Rust, with debugging tools aimed at retro PC development.

Useful for

Run an old DOS game or demo like 8088 MPH in the emulator
Debug Intel 8088 software with cycle-by-cycle execution tracing
Test code behavior on NEC V20 or CGA/EGA video without real hardware

README summarized by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. Details may be inaccurate.

Why it’s trending

Hacker News: “MartyPC – A Cycle-Accurate IBM PC/XT Emulator” — 32 points, 2 days ago.

Stars per day

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Numbers

Total stars: 935
Stars in a day: 0
Forks: 50
Issues and pull requests: 200
Watchers: 22
Language: Rust
Latest release: 0.4.1 · May 31, 2025
Created: May 23, 2022
Last push: September 7, 2026

Star trust

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Hacker News discussions

MartyPC – A Cycle-Accurate IBM PC/XT Emulator32 points, September 16, 2026

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