Building a Reader for the Smallest Hard Drive
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Building a Reader for the Smallest Hard Drive
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Re: Building a Reader for the Smallest Hard Drive
#2Is there a video somewhere of the one inch microdrive with acrylic display shown in the article?
Re: Building a Reader for the Smallest Hard Drive
#3Cool!
I found the old drive that worked with my Canon camera. It's a Hitachi 2GB Microdrive from 2003. It says CF+ Type-II. So larger, with a CompactFlash interface, boring in comparison.
More history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdrive
I'm trying to remember the camera... Canon Powershot S1 IS maybe? It used a lot more battery running the microdrive.
Re: Building a Reader for the Smallest Hard Drive
#4Lost me at the first OpenClaw mention.
Re: Building a Reader for the Smallest Hard Drive
#5Cool! I found the old drive that worked with my Canon camera. It's a Hitachi 2GB Microdrive from 2003. It says CF+ Type-II. So larger, with a CompactFlash interface, boring in comparison. More history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdrive I'm trying to remember the camera... Canon Powershot S1 IS maybe? It used a lot more battery running the microdrive.
Damn, now I want one just to de-lid one and put it on a shelf. Looks like eBay has plenty of these.
Re: Building a Reader for the Smallest Hard Drive
#6Cool! I found the old drive that worked with my Canon camera. It's a Hitachi 2GB Microdrive from 2003. It says CF+ Type-II. So larger, with a CompactFlash interface, boring in comparison. More history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdrive I'm trying to remember the camera... Canon Powershot S1 IS maybe? It used a lot more battery running the microdrive.
Damn, now I want one just to de-lid one and put it on a shelf. Looks like eBay has plenty of these.
Tempting.
I wonder what material they used for the platter. I once took apart a 1.8" drive, and got a big surprise when the platter suddenly shattered. I was expecting aluminum, not glass/ceramic substrate.
Re: Building a Reader for the Smallest Hard Drive
#7Lost me at the first OpenClaw mention.
Surprised me too. In the end, I guess it's a time-saving tool for a tedious task. But reduces the old-school grittiness of the adventure. Still an enjoyable read.
Re: Building a Reader for the Smallest Hard Drive
#8Lost me at the first OpenClaw mention.
Why? It seems foolish to have a knee jerk reaction to someone using a tool that got them where they needed to be.
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#9I remember my Nokia N91 which had a 4GB version of one of these tiny HDDs, blew my mind at the time.
Man do I miss the N-series, I had so many good phones in that era.