Open source IDE-ATAPI drive emulator launches for vintage computers — drop-in 3.5-inch bay solution can save oodles of optical and HDD images to a microSD
The PicoIDE, an open-source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for vintage computers, has been launched as a drop-in 3.5-inch bay solution that can save optical and HDD images to a microSD card. It aims to replace aging drives with modern microSD card convenience and capacity, with a retro-design aesthetic. The PicoIDE is available in two versions, Base and Deluxe, offering various features like emulating ATAPI CD-ROM drives and IDE fixed hard drives. It supports multiple drive images and is truly open source, with all design and source files promised to be available via GitHub.
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