ZDzdw·Aug 27, 2026Submission
Clicky: A Clickwheel iPod Emulator
1 points · Open discussiondaniel5151
clicky
Rust2020–2026
daniel5151 / clicky
clicky
A clickwheel iPod emulator (WIP)
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A clickwheel iPod emulator (WIP)
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6 sourcesIf you're curious about emulating even older apple devices (Clickwheel iPod), I worked on an emulator for a few months called `clicky`. Very nifty project, given the weird and undocumented architecture of those early iPods
https://github.com/daniel5151/clicky
In QEMU-iOS, an emulator for legacy Apple devicesAny chance I could borrow this code for my (very WIP) classic clickwheel iPod emulator? I've actually got an experimental WASM build of it up and running, so this would be super appropriate!
https://github.com/daniel5151/clicky
In Show HN: iPod Clickwheel.jsClicky – A Clickwheel iPod Emulator
2 points · Open discussion[clicky](https://github.com/daniel5151/clicky) is an emulator for Clickwheel iPods I worked on in the many boring months between University graduation and starting full time work.
Unlike retro consoles/handhelds, there doesn't seem to be much nostalgia in the public consciousness for OG iPods - which is fair, given that most people just see them as antiquated MP3 players. That said, some of the later models did have some pretty neat little games which have yet to be preserved, and can only be played by owning the original hardware.
It was a lot of fun hacking away at the project, and I'd made a surprising amount of progress given that I'd opted to roll my own full-system emulator (in Rust!) as opposed to using something like QEMU.
Who knows, maybe when I have more free time I'll revisit the project and keep pushing it closer to completion
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. Not sure when though - emulation is a real time hog when you're also juggling a full time job!
Clicky – The first emulator for classic clickwheel iPods
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