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I am pleased to announce that #PicoIDE is the only IDE/ATAPI drive emulator that can play Bad Apple

Allowing myself to do something frivolous, as a treat #PicoIDE

Gave the status screen of #PicoIDE a bit of a refresh.

It's official! #PicoIDE, the open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator I've been working on for the better part of this year, will be launching at Crowd Supply! Go there to sign up for updates and to be notified when the campaign is live:

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PicoIDE

An open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for vintage computers

Huh, didn't expect to see the aurora tonight with my naked eye but yep it's pretty red!

So cool to see #PicoIDE already being written about on blogs I'm a big fan of. I'm working as hard as possible to get it officially launched ASAP! Adafruit: https://blog.adafruit.com/2025/11/11/picoide-turns-a-raspberry-pi-rp2350-into-a-hard-drive-and-cd-emulator/ Hackster:

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Ian Scott's PicoIDE Turns a Raspberry Pi RP2350 Into a Feature-Packed Hard Drive and CD Emulator

Need some solid-state storage for your vintage PC? The PicoIDE could be "the biggest thing for vintage computers ever."

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PicoIDE – An ODE and Hardisk Emulator for Retro PC’s - RetroRGB

https://youtu.be/4No7aJqJ1ck The creator of the PicoGUS is soon releasing a new product that will emulate IDE and ATAPI devices. Called the PicoIDE...

Why am I taking a selfie in front of a random office building? This is a former Maxtor office and where several versions of the ATA/ATAPI spec were written. While working on #PicoIDE I noticed that the work address of the editor was literally right next door to where I work so I made a pilgrimage!

Are you ready for #PicoIDE? It seems to be telling me it's ready. Coming soon: ATAPI optical disc emulation and IDE hard drive emulation.

PicoIDE - Open Source IDE/ATAPI Drive Emulator

Emulates ATAPI CD-ROM and IDE hard drives with built-in CD audio output and optional WiFi front panel interface. Fully open source firmware and har...

Sometimes there's really cool stuff on FB Marketplace. Here's a data terminal used on the Cassini mission in a flight case with exceedingly cool NASA worm logo "CRITICAL SPACE ITEM" stickers.

I’m helping my kid with precalc and decided to do some vintage calculating by getting out the HP 48G I used in high school and college. It calculates pretty slow but the keyboard and RPN are still a dream.