PicoIDE Has Arrived! - This Week In Retro 253

🛠 Check out PCBWay at for all your PCB needs! 🛠 We celebrate the launch of PicoIDE, the all-in-one replacement for ATAPI CD-ROM and IDE hard drives by welcoming creator Ian Scott (polpo) to the show! Ian personally guides us through the underpinnings of PicoIDE, available for crowdfunding order now. Then we transition to tricky challenges in software preservation through the lens of Little Computer People and Alternate Reality: The City, and wrap up with a discussion on the charms of VHS videotape and CRT display, including the design of the all-in-one TV/VCR combo. We then share your top picks for new tech documentaries before sharing our latest Community Question of the Week! 00:00 - Show Opening 02:52 - High Quality CD Emulation Is Here! The PicoIDE Story Link: Additional link: 23:35 - Software Preservation Tough Truths Story Link: Additional links: 46:21 - Housekeeping - News links found below 54:02 - Story Redacted Story Link: Additional link: 01:05:23 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: Follow your hosts! Bluesky: Youtube: Chris - Jason - Audio Podcast:

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PicoIDE Has Arrived! - This Week In Retro 253 is an episode from This Week in Retro by Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave and Duncan Styles.

This episode is 71:18 long.

This episode was published on Jan 31, 2026.

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