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   DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab (djsundog@toot-lab.reclaim.technology)'s status on Thursday, 24-Oct-2024 07:11:31 JST DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab

   ok, the ipod was cool, but I still think the archos jukebox 20 was cooler.

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archos_Jukebox_series

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     DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab (djsundog@toot-lab.reclaim.technology)'s status on Thursday, 24-Oct-2024 07:11:29 JST DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab

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     Although discontinued, the Jukebox Recorder with USB 2.0 interface remains in some demand because of the enhanced speed of the USB 2.0 connection (in contrast to USB 1.1), the capability of the device to be flashed with the free and open source Rockbox firmware, the device's recording feature, easy to replace AA-sized NiMH batteries, and its use of easily upgradeable 2.5" standard laptop hard drives.

     like, you have my attention in 2024 with those specs tbqh

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     silverwizard (silverwizard@convenient.email)'s status on Thursday, 24-Oct-2024 07:11:29 JST silverwizard

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     2.5" laptop harddrive... whaaaa
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     DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab (djsundog@toot-lab.reclaim.technology)'s status on Thursday, 24-Oct-2024 07:11:30 JST DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab

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     was it less convenient to carry? yes

     did the software suck? also yes

     but it got an open-source replacement os that fixed the software, and I tend to have large pockets.

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     silverwizard (silverwizard@convenient.email)'s status on Thursday, 24-Oct-2024 07:52:24 JST silverwizard

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     @djsundog IDE fuuuuuuuuck I can't put a proper ssd in there.

     IDE to M.2 adapter time????

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     DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab (djsundog@toot-lab.reclaim.technology)'s status on Thursday, 24-Oct-2024 07:52:25 JST DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab

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     • silverwizard

     @silverwizard old school IDE baybee, the good stuffs

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     silverwizard (silverwizard@convenient.email)'s status on Thursday, 24-Oct-2024 07:59:26 JST silverwizard

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     @djsundog Ooh that ain't bad. I've been looking at compact flash a bunch, putting one in a iPod right now, and buying a lot of old 64MB ones to put one audio book per card and then let the kids have an audiobook cartridge device.

     I'd love this thing on CF cards!

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     DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab (djsundog@toot-lab.reclaim.technology)'s status on Thursday, 24-Oct-2024 07:59:27 JST DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab

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     • silverwizard

     @silverwizard IDE to CompactFlash! (CF natively supports IDE so the interface cards are super simple)

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     DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab (djsundog@toot-lab.reclaim.technology)'s status on Thursday, 24-Oct-2024 08:03:35 JST DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab

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     • silverwizard

     @silverwizard and if you hook it up over usb, the cf drive will just mount as a removable drive on your compy anyway, so once it's installed it's just a weird ssd haha

     compactflash is one of my favorite formats honestly - not too small so easy to lose, not too heavy, good speed, good capacity, lots of longevity and capacity diversity, big fan big fan

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