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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.

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jusssi

2 hours ago

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Damn, now I want one just to de-lid one and put it on a shelf. Looks like eBay has plenty of these.

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raddan

37 minutes ago

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One of my most delightful discoveries of the early 2000s was that iPod Minis used Microdrives that were pin-compatible with CompactFlash cards. I had a little cottage industry in the back of my office upgrading my coworkers’ old iPods to use bigger, solid state disks. I still have my 256GB iPod Mini. Aside from battery life, it still runs fine, and it is by far my favorite music player form factor.

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Tempest1981

2 hours ago

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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.

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tda

4 hours ago

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Is there a video somewhere of the one inch microdrive with acrylic display shown in the article?

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wartywhoa23

2 hours ago

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Lost me at the first OpenClaw mention.

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wkjagt

28 minutes ago

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I am not necessarily against AI, but in this case, I also lost interest at that point. I love reading about reverse engineering, and to me the first part of the article felt like it was leading up to that. But then it ended with what to me feels like "and then I asked AI to finish the project for me, which it did". That's not a criticism by the way, there's nothing wrong with the author using AI to reach a certain goal. I just don't find that interesting personally.

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fancyfredbot

29 minutes ago

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I was not evicting expecting to see OpenClaw here either. It's out of keeping with the rest of the article...

At least there's acknowledgement of limitations and it's not just hype. Overall a useful data point in terms of what's possible.

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Tempest1981

2 hours ago

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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.

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jgrahamc

2 hours ago

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Why? It seems foolish to have a knee jerk reaction to someone using a tool that got them where they needed to be.

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raddan

41 minutes ago

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That’s a good question, and I can’t speak for the parent, but for me, I like reading about a person’s journey of discovery. There were many insights this person did not have because he turned the task over to a power tool. People can use whatever tools they want. I also can spend my attention however I like. Reading about someone using AI is just boring to me.

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iovrthoughtthis

42 minutes ago

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I suppose its a bit like winning a first person shooter game with aim assist on

It is not an authentic display of pure skill