Performance Series Part 1 -- Why is PJIT Fast?

This is the first part is a three part series that will be doing a bit of a deeper dive into the mechanics of PJIT in contrast to existing emulation technologies. Part two will be "Why is PJIT Slow" and will compare PJIT to bleeding edge 68K JIT engines like Emu68 and UAE. Part three will be "Why is PJIT Quicker" and will explain the overhead of JIT and why PJIT doesn't have this problem.

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Nearing Production

Well, have to admit, I had missed a lot of minor design issues, but now that we've gone through the complete checklist and have finished our first professional review cycle, I can confidently say we're very near getting our first boards made. I even managed to shrink the board a little bit so that it fits precisely into a 64 DIP socket with zero overhang! A quick run down of all the major bits:

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What a difference a year makes...

I have to admit, I was getting close to full burnout, but the Yuletide break has managed to give me a little more energy than I had before and I've had a pretty productive couple of weeks.

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Merry Christmas!

Well, 2020 has just flown by. I'm sure I'm not alone in saying good riddance. It's the year that broke the world and I sure hope that when we start rebuilding, that we don't make all the same mistakes.

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