{"product_id":"a8picocart-unocart-on-a-raspberry-pi-pico-clone","title":"A8PicoCart (UnoCart on a Raspberry Pi Pico clone)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA multi-cart for the Atari 8-bit (XL\/XE) family. Plug it into a PC via USB and it mounts as a USB Mass Storage device — drag and drop your ROM, CAR, XEX, and ATR files onto 16 MB of onboard flash, then plug it into your Atari.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne (1) A8PicoCart, assembled, programmed, and ready to use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigned by\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobin Edwards. The A8PicoCart is the Raspberry Pi Pico successor to Edwards' earlier UnoCart design — same idea, simpler hardware, lower cost. Open source. Source: https:\/\/github.com\/robinhedwards\/A8PicoCart\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to use\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConnect to your computer via USB. The cart appears as a removable drive. Copy your CAR, ROM, XEX, and ATR files to it. Unplug from the computer, plug it into the cartridge slot of your Atari, and a file-selector menu appears on power-up. ROM and CAR files boot as if they were original cartridges; XEX files launch through a built-in loader. Limited ATR support is included — enough to do some BASIC programming and save work back to an ATR file.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReturning to the menu\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter loading a file, press reset on the cartridge — the Atari will crash. Press reset on the Atari itself to return to the menu. (Normal behavior, by design.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImportant: Never connect the cartridge to a PC and the Atari at the same time. Doing so can damage the Atari and\/or the PC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- AtariAge thread: https:\/\/forums.atariage.com\/topic\/351546-a8picocart-unocart-on-a-raspberry-pi-pico\/\u003cbr\u003e- Setup \u0026amp; walkthrough video: https:\/\/youtu.be\/08PCqZgnXa4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eBuilt and bench-tested at the CRT workshop on real Atari 8-bit hardware before shipping.\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Chicagoland Retro Tech","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42764230492254,"sku":null,"price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0661\/6065\/6478\/files\/8bitpico.jpg?v=1778775810","url":"https:\/\/chicagolandretrotech.com\/products\/a8picocart-unocart-on-a-raspberry-pi-pico-clone","provider":"Chicagoland Retro Tech","version":"1.0","type":"link"}