PICOZX is a 128kB ZX Spectrum clone using a Raspberry Pi Pico #RetroComputing #opensource #Pico @dirkdierickx
PICOZX is a 128kB ZX Spectrum clone using a Raspberry Pi Pico. It uses the pico-zxspectrum software to emulate a 48k/128k ZX Spectrum retrocomputer.
The hardware is being documented on hackaday.io by bobricius.
The software by GitHub user fruit-bat features:
DVI over HDMI (Wren’s Amazing PicoDVI)
LCD support (ST7789 320×240)
VGA video (RGB332, RGB222, RGBY1111)
USB Keyboard & Joysticks
PS/2 Keyboard
PWM/I2S DAC audio for ear, mic and AY-3-8912
12 quick save slots
Load from .z80 snapshot files
Read from .tap tape files
On screen menu system
Kempston and Sinclair joystick emulation
Supported Boards:
Breadboard
RetroVGA
PicomputerMax
PicomputerZX
Pimoroni Pico DV Demo Base
See more in the Twitter thread here and on GitHub.
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