On Sat, May 27, 2023 at 8:47 PM philip--- via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > 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.
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.... > > 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
