# PicoPCMCIA

5 Hacker News commenters recommended PicoPCMCIA and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a PCMCIA development board for retro-computing enthusiasts, especially those working with 486 and Pentium laptops.

## Why people recommend it

- Suited to 486 and Pentium laptops (1 comments): "A dream device for 486 and pentium laptop enthusiasts." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46708957))
- IBM-style card artwork (1 comments): "I love the IBM aesthetic on the card artwork." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46708360))
- Good NE2000 emulation (1 comments): "Emulating NE2000 is great :)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46709368))
- A neat project (1 comments): "it's a very neat project!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46708288))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [ESP32](https://hackerapproved.com/p/esp32.md): 190 recommend
- [Arduino boards](https://hackerapproved.com/p/arduino.md): 81 recommend
- [Raspberry Pi Pico](https://hackerapproved.com/p/raspberry-pi-pico.md): 72 recommend
- [Raspberry Pi RP2040](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rp2040.md): 29 recommend
- [ESP32-S3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/esp32-s3.md): 26 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=PicoPCMCIA+development+board&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "PicoPCMCIA", https://hackerapproved.com/p/picopcmcia/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).