28 May
2023
28 May
'23
6:17 a.m.
On Sat, May 27, 2023 at 8:47 PM philip--- via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I suspect USB-SCSI interfaces exist but I've not looked into one.
Since SCSI is a 'formatted' interface it shouldn't be too hard to make
pseudo disk drive using flash memory. I must look into that to make a
SASI drive for my P2000C.
I suspect it's easier to use CF cards. At least some USB card readers
can handle those. And the interface is essentially the same as the IDE
hard disk....
USB interfacing is hard, but SD cards are a lot
simpler. So use a card
reader thing to transfer the files to an SD card and design an
interface for that to ISA bus.
Thinking of that, I had actually wondered whether one could transfer the
appropriate image files from a modern PC (internet access) to a classic
PC (disk drives) using a SCSI hard drive. Not if the modern PC is a
laptop, I suppose.
Tony, I don't recall what became of the AT with 486 replacement
processor that used to be your main home machine. ISTR it had loads of
different floppy drives hung off it. Is it still functional / repairable?
Still works, or at least it did when I last powered it up. But no easy
way to read USB sticks or SD cards on it.
-tony