Building a Reader for the Smallest Hard Drive

(willwhang.dev)

45 points | by voctor 4 days ago

4 comments

  • alias_neo 2 minutes ago
    I remember my Nokia N91 which had a 4GB version of one of these tiny HDDs, blew my mind at the time.

    Man do I miss the N-series, I had so many good phones in that era.

  • Tempest1981 2 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 1 hour 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 1 hour 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.

  • tda 2 hours ago
    Is there a video somewhere of the one inch microdrive with acrylic display shown in the article?
  • wartywhoa23 1 hour ago
    Lost me at the first OpenClaw mention.
    • Tempest1981 1 hour 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.
    • jgrahamc 1 hour ago
      Why? It seems foolish to have a knee jerk reaction to someone using a tool that got them where they needed to be.