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Building a Reader for the Smallest Hard Drive (willwhang.dev)
Tempest1981 1 hours ago [-]
Cool!

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.

jusssi 31 minutes ago [-]
Damn, now I want one just to de-lid one and put it on a shelf. Looks like eBay has plenty of these.
Tempest1981 13 minutes ago [-]
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.

wartywhoa23 32 minutes ago [-]
Lost me at the first OpenClaw mention.
Tempest1981 10 minutes ago [-]
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.
tda 2 hours ago [-]
Is there a video somewhere of the one inch microdrive with acrylic display shown in the article?
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