Writing an OS for Motorola 68K processor. Can I emulate it? And can I test-drive OS development?

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Next term, I'll need to write a basic operating system for Motorola 68K processor as part of a course lab material.

Is there a Linux emulator of a basic hardware setup with that processor? So my partners and I can debug quicker on our computers instead of physically restarting the board and stuff.

Is it possible to apply test-driven development technique to OS development? Code will be mostly assembly and C. What will be the main difficulties with trying to test-drive this? Any advice on how to do it?

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