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Fun seeing this posted - I'm the creator of the project. While it's meant to be a generic IDE/ATAPI emulator the two main use cases I envisioned for the project

by polpo 10mo ago

Fun seeing this posted - I'm the creator of the project. While it's meant to be a generic IDE/ATAPI emulator the two main use cases I envisioned for the project are in the area of retro computing: CD-ROM under MS-DOS and Windows 9x, where software-only virtual drive emulation options are lacking or nonexistent, and IDE hard drive emulation on early IDE machines where the drive geometries are fixed. Since the project has been announced, lots of people have come out of the woodwork with other fun potential use cases, such as CD-ROM replacement in arcade cabinets and the Dreamcast, and hard drive replacement in multitrack recorders and samplers.

gryson 10mo ago
How does the PicoIDE compare with the ZuluIDE? Are they direct competitors or are there different use cases? I've been on the fence about getting a ZuluIDE for a while because of the price and because I don't exactly need one... I'll wait and see how the PicoIDE is priced.
- polpo 10mo ago
  The price will definitely be lower, and another difference is that PicoIDE will be entirely open firmware and hardware, while ZuluIDE is not.
  - gryson 10mo ago
    Good to hear. Thanks for replying.
- rasz 10mo ago
  ZuluIDE uses FPGA, PicoIDE is beautiful $1 rp2350 + buffers. rp2040/rp2350 are the best things that raspberry pi ever released. From bitbanging HDMI to 400Msps logic analyzers https://github.com/gusmanb/logicanalyzer?tab=readme-ov-file#good-news https://github.com/gusmanb/logicanalyzer?tab=readme-ov-file#...
mos87 10mo ago
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phaker 10mo ago
<inconsequential webpage bug report> First few images link to the full size version of the _next one_ </inconsequential webpage bug report>
- polpo 10mo ago
  Thanks. Fixed!
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rasz 10mo ago
You moved up to IDE while Im playing with RLL and investigating EDSI and SMD :) https://github.com/raszpl/sigrok-disk https://github.com/raszpl/sigrok-disk You know, with couple differential transceivers on a daughterboard you could support everything this https://www.drem.info https://www.drem.info does :)

by polpo 10mo ago

gryson 10mo ago

How does the PicoIDE compare with the ZuluIDE? Are they direct competitors or are there different use cases? I've been on the fence about getting a ZuluIDE for a while because of the price and because I don't exactly need one... I'll wait and see how the PicoIDE is priced.

polpo 10mo ago
The price will definitely be lower, and another difference is that PicoIDE will be entirely open firmware and hardware, while ZuluIDE is not.
- gryson 10mo ago
  Good to hear. Thanks for replying.
rasz 10mo ago
ZuluIDE uses FPGA, PicoIDE is beautiful $1 rp2350 + buffers. rp2040/rp2350 are the best things that raspberry pi ever released. From bitbanging HDMI to 400Msps logic analyzers https://github.com/gusmanb/logicanalyzer?tab=readme-ov-file#good-news https://github.com/gusmanb/logicanalyzer?tab=readme-ov-file#...

mos87 10mo ago

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phaker 10mo ago

<inconsequential webpage bug report> First few images link to the full size version of the _next one_ </inconsequential webpage bug report>

polpo 10mo ago
Thanks. Fixed!

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rasz 10mo ago

You moved up to IDE while Im playing with RLL and investigating EDSI and SMD :) https://github.com/raszpl/sigrok-disk https://github.com/raszpl/sigrok-disk You know, with couple differential transceivers on a daughterboard you could support everything this https://www.drem.info https://www.drem.info does :)