PICOmputer, a pocket computer that emulates 8-bit computers
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It has a screen, keyboard; it emulates Atari, C64, ZX Spectrum; and it takes up just 10 x 6.5 cm - slightly larger than a standard credit card.
Peter "Bobricius" Misenko (Slovakia) is developing the "PICOmputer", a compact computer that uses the Raspberry Pi Pico board and its RP2040 microprocessor to emulate different home computers.
The developer has designed a kit that includes a power switch, a reset button, a small speaker, and a set of arrow keys. Also featured are a full QWERTY microswitch keyboard—designed by Misenko himself—and a 240x240 pixel LCD display.
"In the next version I want to use (a ) 320x240 display. I'm also working on giving the device a keyboard with more buttons," Bobricius said. The device doesn't have a built-in battery, so it must be connected to an AC adapter or USB power bank to use it.
As for the computers it supports, the "PICOmputer" uses theMulti Computer Machine Emulator (MCUME)by Jean-MarcHarvengt to play Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum software.
In the case of Atari, this emulator only supports ROM (cartridge) type files; as seen in the video Donkey Kong, Montezuma's Revenge!, Moon Patrol, Pitfall! and Pole Position.
With information fromHackadayPCBWay+Bobricius on Twitter
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