This cover kinda reminded me of the Soulwax remix at the start. Idk thought you guys would like it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8D9-p98-S0
Seedy Rom! See deer ROM CD-ROM?
I just found a Laser Compact XT at a Goodwill with its power supply, but I have absolutely no idea how to use it and would love to learn. It powers up and displays its self test but I get stuck at a please wait screen, where I think I need to insert a dos disk of some sort. It is an IBM compatible computer as far as I know, and it has a single 5 1/4 drive. No hard drive to my knowledge. Thanks so much for any advice!
I have an old Amstrad 486SLC33 and wanted to add a hard drive. Space is tight so I figured that a Compact Flash adapter and card would be perfect; I recently ordered an adapter and found an almost-new 512mb CF card I already had (cost me $100 back in the early 2000's!).
However, today I learned for the first time about "Disk on Modules", something I'd surprisingly never heard of before. I looked them up and they seem fairly affordable (about $50 for a 512mb), though no "name brand" ones turned up in my searches. They seem to require no adaptor but rather are powered via a normal IDE drive power connector.
Can somebody with more knowledge than me speak to which is the best option?
Is there a major disadvantage to using a CF card? It seems by far the more popular choice for retro PC HDD replacement, but I'm wondering if that's just due to ignorance like mine or just ease of use (being able to plug the CF card into a modern PC is useful)?
What is the advantage of a DOM? Do they "last longer" than a CF card )which isn't really intended for use as a HDD)? Is compatibility an issue in old (386/486 era) PCs? Presumably they can boot like a normal IDE HDD?
Finally, are there any brands of DOM to buy or avoid in the size I need? Like I said, I knew nothing about them until last night!
Hello there. Just learned this amazing and innovative product with quite the potential in the future!
I don't mean the conventional SSD disks. Instead, it could be in some variations. And you don't have to adjust your motherboard design.
The first variation could be direct access to the NAND or DRAM chips with a customised SSD controller design. There is a magnetic block that has one or both of the chips inside to give fast, modular capacity expansion (or installed systems).
The second variation could be a simple magnetic block with the SSD connector. The size of the inserted SSD can be limited due to the limited size of the motherboard.
If I get it right, the Pi CM4 expansion board can handle the PCI-E slot for SSD.
Additionally, I am a little concerned about its ability to resist water and dust. Dummy modules could prevent that when the motherboard is not in use.
Hope that helps. I am looking forward to your future updates.
BTW, I am an EE student that has had experience with Linux, C, Python, C#, and Java. I also have the ability to do Electronics and Electrical tests. I would like to test for this amazing product. The email was sent to you with another email address, which mentioned a website: www.300-300-300-300.space.
Best wishes
it worked, but barley.
I've been having fun with old DVD players and stuff recently so I just decided to try it.
also does anyone know if you can use a DVD player as a pc DVD drive?
-Smitz
