2004-07-03
64HDD on the Tiny Pro?
64HDD allows you to turn an older DOS-based computer (minimum of a 386sx/25, which you can probably find out at the dump, or in a back alley somewhere) into a hard drive for your 8-bit Commodore computer, using an X-Cable.
I'm especially interested since MagerValp pointed out that a DOS machine can share drives over a TCP/IP network - how cool it would be to download stuff from the Internet directly to the 64HDD machine, and have it immediately accessable on my real C=? Here's some links he gave me: Microsoft Network Client 3.0 and DOS Networking.
This is a project I'll work on - maybe even this weekend? I've got a number of machines that would be appropriate for this, but I'd especially like to use the Tiny Pro machine I got from Shroom when he skipped town for a girl. Unfortunately, I'm not sure what to do about powering it, since it doesn't have a built-in power supply - it just has a 6-pin DIN helpfully labelled "DC IN". I may be able to find the specs somewhere, and hack one together.
Anyway, here's a couple pics of the PC - neat little thing, with built-in VGA, IDE controller, and two ISA slots.
I'm especially interested since MagerValp pointed out that a DOS machine can share drives over a TCP/IP network - how cool it would be to download stuff from the Internet directly to the 64HDD machine, and have it immediately accessable on my real C=? Here's some links he gave me: Microsoft Network Client 3.0 and DOS Networking.
This is a project I'll work on - maybe even this weekend? I've got a number of machines that would be appropriate for this, but I'd especially like to use the Tiny Pro machine I got from Shroom when he skipped town for a girl. Unfortunately, I'm not sure what to do about powering it, since it doesn't have a built-in power supply - it just has a 6-pin DIN helpfully labelled "DC IN". I may be able to find the specs somewhere, and hack one together.
Anyway, here's a couple pics of the PC - neat little thing, with built-in VGA, IDE controller, and two ISA slots.
