An open-source emulator and analysis toolkit for Nokia DCT3-era phones (3310, 3410, 8250, 8850, etc.) that boots real firmware in the browser via WASM and a native SDL GUI. It faithfully models the MAD2 ASIC, CCONT power controller, TMS320C54x DSP, LCD, keypad, SIM, and EEPROM, with support for GSM registration, voice calls, SMS, and WAP browsing over circuit-switched data.
Background
Nokia DCT3 phones were a dominant mobile phone platform in the late 1990s and early 2000s, featuring proprietary architectures like the MAD2 ASIC and TI DSP. Preserving and reverse-engineering their firmware is of interest to retro computing enthusiasts and mobile hardware historians.
- Source
- Lobsters
- Published
- Aug 17, 2026 at 12:38 AM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10