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RE: [nesmodifications] NES hard/optical drive?

I'm going to have to say that it's impossible, plain and simple. the NES
doesn't have any kind of controller for ATA/SCSI, and getting one to
interface with the NES hardware is also going to be EXTREMELY difficult.
It's a very interesting concept, it just didn't have much thought put into
it.

-Luke

Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:25 pm

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Anyone have any luck adding a hard or optical drive (ie- one that could contain your legally backed up ROMS). I know little to nothing about the NES hardware,...	brimley1138	Mar 17, 2005 9:13 pm
I'm going to have to say that it's impossible, plain and simple. the NES doesn't have any kind of controller for ATA/SCSI, and getting one to interface with...	Luke Bartley lukethecanad...	Mar 18, 2005 11:03 pm
... you're absolutely right about the NES being incompatible with an IDE or SCSI bus. But that doesn't mean it's impossible to do. Any modern FPGA (or even an...	csb64918843	Jul 6, 2005 12:01 pm
... Or you can go with Microdrive. Not as big as the 2.5" hard drives (I've seen 4GB models) but at 1" by 1" and under 1/4" thick it can fit inside GB cart...	Impmon mc68020	Jul 8, 2005 1:17 am

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