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MartyPC is a cross-platform emulator of early PCs written in Rust

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martypc.net|176 points|56 comments|by boilerupnc|Aug 23, 2026

MartyPC: Rust-Powered Vintage PC Emulation

MartyPC is a cross-platform emulator designed to recreate early personal computers, engineered entirely in the Rust programming language.

🌐 Web Edition Interface

When accessing the Web Edition, users are prompted to Choose a System.

Loading systems… →\rightarrow→ Loading...

🛠️ Hardware Configuration

The emulator supports various legacy components:

ComponentSupported Standards / Hardware
Video CardMDA, Hercules, CGA, EGA, VGA
AudioAdLib Card
ExpansionMemory Sidecar

🕹️ Navigation & Controls

To interact with the system selection:

  • Use the keyboard arrows to rotate.
  • Swipe or tap the on-screen arrows to rotate.

MartyPC Interface Placeholder

⚙️ Technical Logic

The system initialization follows this general flow:

The memory allocation can be represented as: Total RAM=Base Memory+Memory Sidecar\text{Total RAM} = \text{Base Memory} + \text{Memory Sidecar}Total RAM=Base Memory+Memory Sidecar

// Conceptual initialization
fn main() {
    let mut pc = MartyPC::new(VideoCard::VGA, Audio::AdLib);
    pc.initialize().expect("Failed to initialize");
}

⚠️ Troubleshooting

If the application encounters a critical error, you will see the following:

MartyPC failed to initialize. See the developer console for details (Hit F12).