CD-ROM Drive Emulation on the PicoGUS!

With Ian’s latest 3.x firmware releases, the PicoGUS is now able to emulate a CD-ROM drive! IDE CD and DVD drives are getting more expensive, and reliability issues are becoming more common. Being able to emulate a CD-ROM drive with ISO and BIN/CUE images on a USB stick eliminates yet another source of moving parts in retro PCs. Join me today as I take this new feature for a spin! Ian’s PicoGUS site, includes links where to buy: https://picog.us/ GitHub page: https://github.com/polpo/picogus My Gravis Ultrasound repair video from 2022:    • Repairing The Legendary Gravis Ultrasound   My Blog: https://vswitchzero.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/vswitchzero.com Mastodon: https://bitbang.social/@vswitchzero Patreon: www.patreon.com/vswitchzero 00:00 Introduction 01:39 The PicoGUS 02:48 Panasonic MKE 03:37 Test Setup 04:13 USB Drive Requirements 04:58 Firmware and Preparation 05:50 PicoGUS Modes 06:12 Configuration and Drivers 07:29 Testing! 09:14 Performance 10:21 Kings Quest V 11:20 CD Audio and Descent II 13:13 Conclusion