PicoPCMCIA
Shares rank 24 of 28 microcontrollers by recommenders
People recommend it as a PCMCIA development board for retro-computing enthusiasts, especially those working with 486 and Pentium laptops.
People recommend it as a PCMCIA development board for retro-computing enthusiasts, especially those working with 486 and Pentium laptops.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Suited to 486 and Pentium laptops
“A dream device for 486 and pentium laptop enthusiasts.”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “PicoPCMCIA – a PCMCIA development board for retro-computing enthusiasts” IBM-style card artwork
“I love the IBM aesthetic on the card artwork.”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “PicoPCMCIA – a PCMCIA development board for retro-computing enthusiasts” Good NE2000 emulation
“Emulating NE2000 is great :)”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “PicoPCMCIA – a PCMCIA development board for retro-computing enthusiasts” A neat project
“it's a very neat project!”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “PicoPCMCIA – a PCMCIA development board for retro-computing enthusiasts”
Other microcontrollers people recommend
The four most recommended other microcontrollers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP32 | 190 | 35 | 84% | 12 | 5 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| Arduino boards | 81 | 73 | 53% | 12 | 16 yrs7 owners | — |
| Raspberry Pi Pico | 72 | 16 | 82% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Raspberry Pi RP2350 | 47 | 13 | 78% | 11 | — | Approved |
| PicoPCMCIAThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Emulating NE2000 is great :)”
“A dream device for 486 and pentium laptop enthusiasts.”
“I love the IBM aesthetic on the card artwork.”
“it's a very neat project!”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.