Vintage Computer Federation | Cycle-Accurate 8088 Emulation – Daniel Balsom @vcfederation | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 14 hours ago.
Despite the age and popularity of the 8088 CPU, the secrets that allowed cycle-perfect emulation were only recently unlocked. In this talk I will discuss the various reasons for why cycle-accurate emulation of the 8088 is so difficult and describe the challenges faced and techniques used to develop MartyPC.