On Fri, 5 Dec 2003, Tony Duell wrote:
> > My suggestion (worth every cent you paid for it) is to use a whole damn
> > computer on the other side of the HD controller.
>
> BLETCH!!! one reason I work with classic computers is to get away from
> this rediculous modern notion that the way to solve a problem is to throw
> CPU power at it without even thinking if there's an elegant solution...
I don't see it that way at all. As Jules alluded to, it's an excellent
re-use of old hardware that's not collectible anyway. Why invent the
wheel each time you want to do a project? If you're going to mass
produce a bunch of ST-506 emulation interfaces then a custom designed
board is certainly the way to go. But if you want to design a project
that can be built by nearly anyone with minimal electronic skills and old
PCs laying around (just about everyone here) then using old PC hardware
is a perfect solution.
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Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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