So, I think I am very close to having this published. I should know by Monday. In the meantime, there's some irony. We've been invaded by mice! Little bastards have gotten into places we didn't think possible. So now I need to prioritize the other traps (and make some extras).

I changed the lower-left SD Card / microSD Card block to a shallower pocket.

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I already have an organizer for my SD Cards and USB Thumb Drives.

Quote from: granz on Sep 12, 2026, 06:39 AMYes, sorry, I got caught up in the miss-spelling of the word "poll." After wondering about a pole in your Karr for a bit, my mind just ignored it, and moved on. I completely missed that you had set up a poll, and were asking for our input.

No worries. All good. I never claimed to be good speller.

Yes, sorry, I got caught up in the miss-spelling of the word "poll." After wondering about a pole in your Karr for a bit, my mind just ignored it, and moved on. I completely missed that you had set up a poll, and were asking for our input.

Sorry, I thought that you were saying that you did not remember the Pico microcontroller itself. Earlier in this thread, I described how RunCPM is the full self-contained implementation of the Z-80 microprocessor, and none of the SD card is needed for the Pi OS. That is because the Pico is not a "real" computer (although it can, and does with RunCPM, emulate one) but is rather a microcontroller. With the entire emulation in the microcontroller's ROM, the only space on the SD card is for the Z-80's operating system, CP/M. As you alluded to, this is a deviation from Raspberry Pi's normal range of full-on computer products.

Yes, most of my Pico-related posts are about the BASIC language for the Pico. PicoMite is the port of MMBASIC to the Raspberry Pi Pico (and Pico 2, and the W variations of both.) That version of BASIC is an incredible version, and makes the Pico extremely easy to program in a very powerful language.

That Explaining Computers video is a very well-done video. He has a lot of other good videos, too. Here is one where he builds a stand-alone boot-to-BASIC computer using a Pico:
Everything is built-in to the PicoMite BASIC, even the keyboard and video drivers. You don't even need to load libraries for any of that stuff. Although PicoMite does include the ability to create, and use, libraries, you do not need any for most of the hardware that you need for most applications.

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Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Sep 11, 2026, 12:19 PMWell, I had hoped to get peoples input on my question, so since I've not gotten replies to that. I decided to just switch the Pi4 and Pi5 out.  I found a 3d file for a case out and am printing it now.

If you're referring to the POLL added to the thread, I only saw that a couple of days ago, but didn't really have an opinion one way or the other. Seemed like a more personal taste thing to me. Sorry. 

I understand; I was just wanting an opinion on what others would do.

Quote from: granz on Sep 11, 2026, 08:09 AMWe actually have many threads about the Pico. Here are a few, just to jog your memory:

I hardly see any references to BASIC for the Pico, but the ones I do tend to refer to MMBASIC, which seems to relate to PicoMite. I've also seen piccoloBASIC, which seems like a minimal implementation. I've been looking at Geoff's Projects and the video below, from ExplainingComputers on YouTube.

Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Sep 11, 2026, 12:19 PMWell, I had hoped to get peoples input on my question, so since I've not gotten replies to that. I decided to just switch the Pi4 and Pi5 out.  I found a 3d file for a case out and am printing it now.

If you're referring to the POLL added to the thread, I only saw that a couple of days ago, but didn't really have an opinion one way or the other. Seemed like a more personal taste thing to me. Sorry. 

Quote from: granz on Sep 10, 2026, 09:15 PMWell, remember to check in with us if you need any help.

I will. Thanks.

Well, I had hoped to get peoples input on my question, so since I've not gotten replies to that. I decided to just switch the Pi4 and Pi5 out.  I found a 3d file for a case out and am printing it now.