Intel 8080 Emulator

This project is an emulator for the Intel 8080 microprocessor (or, more accurately, a system containing an Intel 8080 and 64KB of memory).

Running

To run the project, run cargo r -- [ROM file].
Running cargo r or cargo r -- --help will show a help menu as well.
For example, to run the TST8080.COM ROM:

$ cargo r -- roms/TST8080.COM
MICROCOSM ASSOCIATES 8080/8085 CPU DIAGNOSTIC
 VERSION 1.0  (C) 1980

 CPU IS OPERATIONAL

Tests can be run with cargo t.

Future ideas

• I think it would be a good idea to take advantage of Rust's traits for things such as instructions or sources to instructions. The current method of doing things is a little bit messy.
• It would also be cool to get some actual programs such as Space Invaders or CP/M running on this implementation.
• I would be interested in making another version of this written in Verilog, and getting it running on an FPGA dev board.
• Or, as an intermediate step, getting this running on a microcontroller such as RP2040 or STM32.
• I would also like to emulate some other microprocessors/systems such as the 6502, or some game consoles such as the GameBoy.