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. www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
PicoIDE
An open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for vintage computers
www.crowdsupply.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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. www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
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.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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.com
🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 get a PicoIDE 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
June 4, 2026 at 2:51 AM
🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 get a PicoIDE 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
In concert with the PicoIDE campaign launching at Crowd Supply, I have released the PicoIDE documentation so you can preview how you can use the device in detail: PicoIDE docs are live: picoide.com/docs/
PicoIDE Documentation
Documentation for PicoIDE - open IDE/ATAPI device emulator for retro computers
picoide.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:12 PM
In concert with the PicoIDE campaign launching at Crowd Supply, I have released the PicoIDE documentation so you can preview how you can use the device in detail: PicoIDE docs are live: picoide.com/docs/
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: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
PicoIDE
An open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for vintage computers
www.crowdsupply.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
Pre-orders are now open for the PicoIDE. All retro PC owners should at least consider this, as it could be a massive upgrade to many existing systems: retrorgb.com/picoide-pre-...
PicoIDE – Pre-Orders Open - RetroRGB
Pre-Orders are now open for the previously-announced PicoIDE - An open-source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for retro PC's, from the creator of the PicoGUS. Using it is as easy as it gets - Simply connect ...
retrorgb.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Pre-orders are now open for the PicoIDE. All retro PC owners should at least consider this, as it could be a massive upgrade to many existing systems: retrorgb.com/picoide-pre-...
There’s only one #PicoIDE in this computer… I got dual device support working this weekend! That means everyone who backed PicoIDE on Crowd Supply will be getting a bit of a bonus when they finally get theirs! I’ll be releasing a campaign update soon with the latest status on manufacturing.
May 24, 2026 at 10:51 PM
There’s only one #PicoIDE in this computer… I got dual device support working this weekend! That means everyone who backed PicoIDE on Crowd Supply will be getting a bit of a bonus when they finally get theirs! I’ll be releasing a campaign update soon with the latest status on manufacturing.
BlueSCSI 🤝 PicoIDE
Welcome to the truly open hardware & open source retro storage revolution.
We've worked together to make this awesome front panel work in both PicoIDE and BlueSCSI.
Welcome to the truly open hardware & open source retro storage revolution.
We've worked together to make this awesome front panel work in both PicoIDE and BlueSCSI.
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.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
BlueSCSI 🤝 PicoIDE
Welcome to the truly open hardware & open source retro storage revolution.
We've worked together to make this awesome front panel work in both PicoIDE and BlueSCSI.
Welcome to the truly open hardware & open source retro storage revolution.
We've worked together to make this awesome front panel work in both PicoIDE and BlueSCSI.
DOS YouTube legend PhilsComputerLab has a pre-release PicoIDE and put it through its paces in optical disc emulation mode in his latest video: youtu.be/KNv3sf-rCAM
PicoIDE CD-ROM IDE ATAPI Emulator
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 2:09 PM
DOS YouTube legend PhilsComputerLab has a pre-release PicoIDE and put it through its paces in optical disc emulation mode in his latest video: youtu.be/KNv3sf-rCAM
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. www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
PicoIDE
An open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for vintage computers
www.crowdsupply.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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. www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
Dimming the screen for the screen saver on #PicoIDE was boring so I added flying toasters as an option. Sprites borrowed from the PicoPOST project
May 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Dimming the screen for the screen saver on #PicoIDE was boring so I added flying toasters as an option. Sprites borrowed from the PicoPOST project
As the #PicoIDE campaign on Crowd Supply enters its final hours (www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...), @ctrl-alt-rees.com has come out with a fantastic video all about the PicoIDE! And wow it looks good in that baby AT case. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG_t...
The $69 PicoIDE Is A Game Changer For Vintage Computing
YouTube video by ctrl-alt-rees
www.youtube.com
March 4, 2026 at 4:18 PM
As the #PicoIDE campaign on Crowd Supply enters its final hours (www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...), @ctrl-alt-rees.com has come out with a fantastic video all about the PicoIDE! And wow it looks good in that baby AT case. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG_t...
Officially the dumbest/most fun thing that I've tested PicoIDE on: a controller kit that turns a CD-ROM drive into a standalone CD player
August 25, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Officially the dumbest/most fun thing that I've tested PicoIDE on: a controller kit that turns a CD-ROM drive into a standalone CD player
$300k with 9 hours to go! 😵💫#PicoIDE www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
March 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
$300k with 9 hours to go! 😵💫#PicoIDE www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
New PicoIDE update on Crowd Supply! Injection mold samples! And announcing the Open Retro Storage Front Panel project, which explains why the samples say "BlueSCSI" instead of "PicoIDE." www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
Enclosure Samples
I promised an update once I received the samples for the injection molded case, so now I’m happy to share what they look like!
www.crowdsupply.com
July 20, 2026 at 8:37 PM
New PicoIDE update on Crowd Supply! Injection mold samples! And announcing the Open Retro Storage Front Panel project, which explains why the samples say "BlueSCSI" instead of "PicoIDE." www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
live video of me working hard on picoide
November 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
live video of me working hard on picoide
![Two PicoIDE devices stacked on top of each other. The top one has a status screen showing a top bar with “cdrom” and “[3/5]”, large text in the middle showing “MechWarrior 2.cu” and a bottom line showing that it’s playing audio tracks](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zjr2n3j7jfsmws3yrilwx3wd/bafkreicf2vf2ltlao2odeoofozrauez57oj5jcyjobyj5yhxzi5eccdb4m)
Last night I installed Windows XP from a PicoIDE so I could test the PicoGUS’s new Sound Blaster 16 support (which should be releasing imminently) in XP
April 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Last night I installed Windows XP from a PicoIDE so I could test the PicoGUS’s new Sound Blaster 16 support (which should be releasing imminently) in XP
It's sooo cool, seeing the PicoIDE in Mac OS X. Here's a Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver) running 10.4.11 with the PicoIDE set to IDE (hard drive) mode. It sees the drive fine and will even boot to it! 👍
Video coming soon!
🌐 picoide.com
Pre-order yours: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
#picoide
Video coming soon!
🌐 picoide.com
Pre-order yours: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
#picoide
March 5, 2026 at 4:19 PM
It's sooo cool, seeing the PicoIDE in Mac OS X. Here's a Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver) running 10.4.11 with the PicoIDE set to IDE (hard drive) mode. It sees the drive fine and will even boot to it! 👍
Video coming soon!
🌐 picoide.com
Pre-order yours: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
#picoide
Video coming soon!
🌐 picoide.com
Pre-order yours: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
#picoide
VCF Midwest is a bit over 2 weeks away so I’m getting PicoIDE demo rigs set up for my table. One will be an SGI Visual Workstation 320 with both a BlueSCSI Ultra Wide and a PicoIDE in way-too-cool black front panel enclosures. These are 3d printed because I’ve only gotten molded samples in beige
August 24, 2026 at 9:02 PM
VCF Midwest is a bit over 2 weeks away so I’m getting PicoIDE demo rigs set up for my table. One will be an SGI Visual Workstation 320 with both a BlueSCSI Ultra Wide and a PicoIDE in way-too-cool black front panel enclosures. These are 3d printed because I’ve only gotten molded samples in beige