Mini disc GDs

runkthepunk · Post by **runkthepunk** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 12:05 pm

hello all this may have been covered already but i could not find it so if it has just point me that way.

the newish sony MD system that uses the gigabite size discs arn't so expensive so i just wondered if you took one apart would it be possible to connect the disc mechanism laser etc to a regular dreamer instead of the GD rom drive?

cheers

neoak · Post by **neoak** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 11:29 pm

Actually, no.

The MD format also uses magnetism to store data, so no. And its designed to move that small disc, not a 12 cm CD/DVD/GD/LD/SD/AD... etc etc

CupNoodle · Post by **CupNoodle** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 1:32 pm

sigh...when will people understand that everything inside of a Dreamcast is meant to work SOLELY with things found inside of a Dreamcast (crazy-ass bios mods excluded). You can't take some Sony MD player, plug it into the mobo, and have the Dreamcast assimilate it.

runkthepunk · Post by **runkthepunk** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 4:45 pm

i see did not think it was feasible. however i did not mean to spin the original GDroms rather i thought it would be possible to transfer the data from an original game to one of the mini disc gds itself then it would spin.
i do not understand the magnetism thing mentioned but i guess if they are fundementally not the same types of disc format / reading/ compression whatever then it would not work at all oh well.

Smurph · Post by **Smurph** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 5:47 pm

Are you talking about mini-CD-Rs? I think basically what he was talking about with the magnetism was:

"Sony MD's function as both a super-high-capacity floppy disk and CD at the same time."

No Name · Post by **No Name** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 10:00 pm

He was talking about the difference in the disks. One is magnetic, as in read by a magnet, the other is optical, as in read by a laser.

Post by **|darc|** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 10:02 pm

Sanitary Smurph wrote:Are you talking about mini-CD-Rs?

No.

dcmodder · Post by **dcmodder** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 12:22 am

No Name wrote:He was talking about the difference in the disks. One is magnetic, as in read by a magnet, the other is optical, as in read by a laser.

basically its like comparing a round casette to a compact disc (cd)

neoak · Post by **neoak** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 12:30 am

-Orbo- wrote:You can't take some Sony MD player, plug it into the mobo, and have the Dreamcast assimilate it.

If it does, what do we get?

A Borgcast!

Post by **Quzar** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 3:32 am

-Orbo- wrote:sigh...when will people understand that everything inside of a Dreamcast is meant to work SOLELY with things found inside of a Dreamcast (crazy-ass bios mods excluded). You can't take some Sony MD player, plug it into the mobo, and have the Dreamcast assimilate it.

I've been keeping my DC on top of a NeoGeo cart and it has started to play NeoGeo games.

Post by **|darc|** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 3:40 pm

neoak · Post by **neoak** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:23 pm

Smurph · Post by **Smurph** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:47 am

That roffles my waffles.

Sir Savant · Post by **Sir Savant** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:20 pm

That is my saying, smurf.

Smurph · Post by **Smurph** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:33 pm

Indeed it is. I just stole it.

But seriously, that's genius. You should expect people to copy you.

Post by **Quzar** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 1:05 pm

note the cable going from the back of the NG cart to the expansion port on the DC. QUALITY.

LyingWake · Post by **LyingWake** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 5:02 pm

Can I have that DC, Quzar?