Recent content by Trash80toHP_Mini

Indeed, those features would be why I was wondering if the Zero could be adapted to replace Pico on any of those boards.

Thanks much! Figured that'd be the answer. Hadn't looked at the pinouts to see if the interfaces were even at all close to being compatible. Now I don't need to! ;)

Back on topic: might a Pi Zero 2 W on an adapter replace Pico on SD solutions despite overkill and size considerations?

I boughtt a pair of teensy PCB mount DOM drives for the two PC166(?) ports on the TEMPOtrio (with USB+FW)headed into my P6360 once the TwinSlot adapter hits the real world. I have just got to learn KiCAD at some point. I could do it on copper perf board, but wanna do it right once I scale the...

OOPSIE! :oops: Meant to make the point that I don't know the response times of SD as opposed to CF or even large file transfer rates. So the above is based upon the my understanding that the storage interface of a machine's I/O setup would be the limiting factor. Am I correct in that assumption?

IDE is very marginally faster than the SCSI bus on those machines. Without contention if more than one SCSI peripheral is present, which would be CD in the case in Q630-P6360 et al.. Someone here or there did the benchmarking to prove Primitive IDE implementations were as fast or slightly faster...

I have vintage scanners, a film scanner and external SCSI HDDs & CDs, including PowerCD. Various peripheral fun and games. :cool:

Yep, but as I said, I don't like tying up the external SCSi connector, might work on the TAM if if fits though. I the ports cover isn't shielded that is.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ICE CREAM! But certain budgetary options must be balanced. Choosing the less fattening option appeals to me . . . . . . if we were talking about a steak BBQ, that might be entirely different.Grilled mushroom, peppers and veggies might win out! :p

LOL! Indeed, but WiFi antenna makes for a relatively expensive banana split option. Besides a single scoop ice cream is at least $2 at the beach.:p

;) Front bezel pops off easily enough for card changes. WiFi antenna lead and USB-C cable can be routed to Tuner Bay cover or the vestigial LC port cover. SD extension cable as well?

IDC 50M connector crimped onto the SCSI section of the harness underneath the CD adapter bar would be my suggestion. Unless you listen to radio with the tuner box, that cubic might be about perfect for a laptop SD solution? Out of town ATM, so I can't check for fit. Thinking 2.5" might be too...

@luRaichu Found this project for me. https://www.tarball.ca/posts/adding-an-external-antenna-to-the-picomem-pi-pico-w/

Indeed, that's why I said it was massive overkill as a replacement for Pico. Just watched the vid I linked above that relates directly to Pico. Seems like an easy enough mod that's better/more flexible by installing a cut cable's leads directly to board contacts leading to the antenna...

Found an off the shelf solution: https://shop.funand.tech/products/raspberry-pi-zero-2w-with-external-wifi-antenna-connector-u-fl It's massive overkill to treat the SCSI to SD conversion as a HAT on a full blown Linux Computer, but the added CPU cost isn't prohibitive. Now thinking in terms of...