Less than 24 hours after launching on Crowd Supply, PicoIDE has doubled its goal. I’m overwhelmed (in a good way) by the response! Thank you so much to everyone that has backed the project so far.

Crowd Supply

PicoIDE

An open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for vintage computers

The #PicoIDE Crowd Supply campaign is now live! Back the project to be among the first to get yours! PicoIDE is an open IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for retro systems.

Crowd Supply

PicoIDE

An open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for vintage computers

Ever wanted a PicoGUS or PicoMEM but for PCMCIA? yyzkevin's PicoPCMCIA adds modern WiFi networking, Sound Blaster, GUS, CD-ROM, and storage to any computer with a PCMCIA slot. He's getting closer to launch and is now taking deposits for the first run of cards.

PicoPCMCIA – yyzkevin

Both the Sound Blaster and CD-ROM emulation on the PicoGUS originally came from this ambitious project so it's awesome seeing it get close to done!

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:

Crowd Supply

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:

Hackster.io

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."

RetroRGB:

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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!