i have a 320CDT and it seem to work perfectly with large disks without needing any fixes. its a bit newer than the 480 tho.

Y2KBazo wrote on 2022-02-22, 22:11:

i have a 320CDT and it seem to work perfectly with large disks without needing any fixes. its a bit newer than the 480 tho.

so i got a delivery of the 16gb pata drive and installed w98 on it (using Freedos as the foundation). As of yet, i didn't really stumble across any problems with it (luckily enough). But idk if this machine suffers from the same issues as the Libretto as of yet, i guess only time will tell. But i need to say that an SSD makes a world of difference when it comes to speed 😀 It's somewhat crazy how much it will benefit the total experience of running this 'vintage' computer.

This might be of interest, even though my 4010CDT is newer .

Here's an idea: using high endurance (micro)SD cards meant for continuous video recording as storage for retro gear .

Hi darry,

this is very good to know, thank you. Am i right to assume that these SD cards are quite robust (thinking in line with 'industrial' CF ditos)? Do they have built-in wear leveling, etc?

With the departure of CF, its nice to know that there are options out there for sure 😀

Rather than cards specified for "endurance" and "continuous video recording" I would personally recommend industrial grade SD cards in A1 class (and specifically NOT A2 as these require special hardware to properly utilize). Such cards are commonly used in industrial computers and PC-based PLCs and thanks to the A1 rating are optimized for "application usage" and random access instead of continuous throughput. A1 rating is the same as the recommended for smartphones but industrial grade ensures better longevity. Still, just standard or high endurance A1 class SD cards might be enough as it's not that easy to kill* one (I personally managed to do this only once, running a raspberry pi with experimental database setup and build server for over a year 24/7).

*and kill is an overstatement: virtually all sd-cards just switch to read-only mode so data is safe.

EDIT:
Industrial grade SD cards also usually come with advanced wear leveling and power-loss protections

chiveicrook wrote on 2022-02-28, 17:11:

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Rather than cards specified for "endurance" and "continuous video recording" I would personally recommend industrial grade SD cards in A1 class (and specifically NOT A2 as these require special hardware to properly utilize). Such cards are commonly used in industrial computers and PC-based PLCs and thanks to the A1 rating are optimized for "application usage" and random access instead of continuous throughput. A1 rating is the same as the recommended for smartphones but industrial grade ensures better longevity. Still, just standard or high endurance A1 class SD cards might be enough as it's not that easy to kill* one (I personally managed to do this only once, running a raspberry pi with experimental database setup and build server for over a year 24/7).

*and kill is an overstatement: virtually all sd-cards just switch to read-only mode so data is safe.

EDIT:
Industrial grade SD cards also usually come with advanced wear leveling and power-loss protections

I mention those industrial ones too in the thread I linked .

Considering the performance limitations of FC1307 based adapters and the, IMHO very decent random read and write performance of the max endurance line, I am not sure the industrial ones are worth the potential extra cost (I mean the branded ones with specs, not talking about Ebay specials that someone slapped an industrial sticker on and contain who knows what).

darry wrote on 2022-02-28, 18:35:

I mention those industrial ones too in the thread I linked .

Considering the performance limitations of FC1307 based adapters and the, IMHO very decent random read and write performance of the max endurance line, I am not sure the industrial ones are worth the potential extra cost (I mean the branded ones with specs, not talking about Ebay specials that someone slapped an industrial sticker on and contain who knows what).

True, industrial grade might be a bit of an overkill in standard use but so might be any "high endurance" series 😀
It all depends on price/availability in particular location I guess. I once had a chance to buy ATP industrial sdcards (SLC) in bulk for a very good price so I guess I'm a bit biased 😀

Coming back to performance classes: getting A1 marked cards guarantees near identical baseline performance of every card of a particular model and because, unfortunately, manufacturers often change products under the hood without any notice one can get an ugly surprise from a different batch of the same model. For example, non-A1 marked Samsung Evo Plus cards used to be greatly recommended for their strong random IO performance but later on one had to hunt for specific serial numbers to get good performing ones. Better safe than sorry.

Hi chiveicrook (and darry),

superb input on this topic. Thanks a lot 😀