模拟器很难创建，因为有很多黑客(在不寻常的 效果)，时间问题，等等，你需要模拟。

有关示例，请参见http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=1755886。

这也会告诉你为什么你需要一个多ghz的CPU来模拟一个1MHz的CPU。

一个叫维克多·莫亚·德尔·巴里奥的人写了一篇关于这个主题的论文。152页里有很多有用的信息。你可以在这里下载PDF文件。

如果您不想注册scribd，您可以谷歌获取PDF标题，“模拟编程技术的研究”。PDF文档有几个不同的来源。

在创建了我自己的80年代BBC微型计算机模拟器(类型VBeeb到谷歌)后，有许多事情要知道。

You're not emulating the real thing as such, that would be a replica. Instead, you're emulating State. A good example is a calculator, the real thing has buttons, screen, case etc. But to emulate a calculator you only need to emulate whether buttons are up or down, which segments of LCD are on, etc. Basically, a set of numbers representing all the possible combinations of things that can change in a calculator. You only need the interface of the emulator to appear and behave like the real thing. The more convincing this is the closer the emulation is. What goes on behind the scenes can be anything you like. But, for ease of writing an emulator, there is a mental mapping that happens between the real system, i.e. chips, displays, keyboards, circuit boards, and the abstract computer code. To emulate a computer system, it's easiest to break it up into smaller chunks and emulate those chunks individually. Then string the whole lot together for the finished product. Much like a set of black boxes with inputs and outputs, which lends itself beautifully to object oriented programming. You can further subdivide these chunks to make life easier.

Practically speaking, you're generally looking to write for speed and fidelity of emulation. This is because software on the target system will (may) run more slowly than the original hardware on the source system. That may constrain the choice of programming language, compilers, target system etc. Further to that you have to circumscribe what you're prepared to emulate, for example its not necessary to emulate the voltage state of transistors in a microprocessor, but its probably necessary to emulate the state of the register set of the microprocessor. Generally speaking the smaller the level of detail of emulation, the more fidelity you'll get to the original system. Finally, information for older systems may be incomplete or non-existent. So getting hold of original equipment is essential, or at least prising apart another good emulator that someone else has written!

我从来没有做过像模拟游戏机这样奇特的事情，但我曾经上过一门课程，作业是为Andrew Tanenbaums结构化计算机组织中描述的机器编写模拟器。这很有趣，给了我很多顿悟的时刻。在开始编写一个真正的模拟器之前，您可能需要先阅读一下这本书。

值得一看的是Imran Nazar尝试用JavaScript编写Gameboy模拟器。

添加@Cody Brocious提供的答案 在虚拟化环境中，您正在向虚拟机模拟一个新系统(CPU、I/O等)，我们可以看到以下类别的模拟器。

解释:bochs是解释器的一个例子，它是一个x86 PC模拟器，它把来自客户系统的每条指令翻译成另一组指令(主机ISA的指令)来产生预期的效果。是的，它非常慢，它不缓存任何东西，所以每条指令都经过相同的周期。

动态仿真器:Qemu是一个动态仿真器。它可以实时翻译客户指令，也可以缓存结果。最好的部分是直接在主机系统上执行尽可能多的指令，这样模拟就更快了。正如Cody所提到的，它将代码划分为块(一个单独的执行流)。

静态模拟器:据我所知，没有静态模拟器可以帮助虚拟化。