BMCoCo-Pi 0.1.0rc3 · Windows setup, Linux console and model downloads.
BMCoCo-Pi guide library
BMCoCo-Pi runs directly on Raspberry Pi hardware, without installing a Linux desktop on the Pi. These guides cover preparation and everyday use.
Windows and Linux release candidate 0.1.0rc3 is available. Get the Windows setup ZIP or Linux guided console and a model-specific file bundle from Downloads. Pi500 fresh-card installation and boot passed; Pi400 has earlier hardware evidence. Pi4/Pi5 compatibility is expected from their hardware families, with no physical validation on those exact models.
Prepare and install
- Equipment and Raspberry Pi models
- Choosing downloads and understanding availability
- System ROM filenames, locations and checksums
- Prepare a card using Linux
- Prepare a card using Windows
- Card safety, fresh installation and maintenance
- First boot and finding the Pi
Everyday use
- Keyboard, OSD, Web UI, display and controllers
- Profiles, presets and media
- Cartridge attract mode and returning to BASIC
- Try a small BASIC program
- Optional external AI-agent control
Keep your installation working
These guides describe the runtime and setup tools shipped with 0.1.0rc3. Installer and model files are on Downloads; the model ZIPs include their kernels. ROMs and games are not supplied. Some advanced features and failure paths remain unvalidated as noted in the individual guides.
Guide edition: November 2, 2026.