/technologies/embedded/b/blog/posts/polpotronics-launches-picoide-an-emulator-for-retro-hardwarexPicoIDE emulates hard drives and CD-ROM drives,replacing physical components in a vintage PC. (Image Credit: Polpotronics /Crowd Supply) While we love our old PC parts for the nostalgia, they can stop working at any time. Computer enthusiasts would en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/embedded/b/blog/posts/polpotronics-launches-picoide-an-emulator-for-retro-hardwareThu, 12 Feb 2026 16:00:10 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:74b06dc3-fd4d-410d-94b5-08ebe4ce18e6dougw0<p>It would be great if it could actually read floppies and transfer the contents to FLASH.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29520&AppID=7&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">