Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > On Mon, 2002-05-20 at 01:40, dfox wrote: > > > Hmm. Any idea what the set-top boxes might use (tivo, dish network, mp3 > > players etc.) ? One would seemingly want to have at least as good (if > > not better) reliability because these drives can easily get more usage > > (in terms of writes/rewrites) than the typical desktop or server > > machine. For instance, the drives in embeeded tivo-type devices are > > routinely re-recording a section of disk with new video as long as there > > is power to the machine. This is at least true with dish network combo > > digital video recorders/dish tuner boxes. > > > The other day I opened up a store bought system, and was bowled over to > see an oem fujitsu drive inside. Very interesting. I don't like > assembly line systems; the custom approach is much better. But this > looked like at least one thing they did right inside that box. > > I also ran into a couple of fujitsu 2.5" form factor drives in a > proprietary kiosk a while back, and I was pleasantly surprised at how > well they integrated into a desktop machine; no wierdisms with > slave/master stuff like with some other laptop drives I've seen. > > But I've never seen the inside of a Tivo...would be interesting to hear > about that! > > LX >
I have a pic of one I can scan that was opened like a can of beans if you want it... offlist of course. -- Femme Good Decisions You boss Made: "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that character from Peanuts." - Source: Dilbert
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