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Convert a PC Drive Bay to a Docking Station

Posted by michael on from the ask-why-not dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "The Screen Savers are featuring a case mod worth looking at. This article describes how to create a docking station for your PDA out of a PC drive bay. The instructions are little hard to follow but looks feasible and the finished product is pretty slick."

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  1. Re:OMG?.. Selfish waste of resources. by flonker · · Score: 2, Informative
    Well,
    • ISA - sound card, NIC, tape backup card.
    • PCI - Two video cards, modem, TV card, USB card, & spare IDE controller
    • Internal bays - three HDDs, of course.
    • 3 1/2" bay - floppy, of course
    • External bays - Swappable IDE drive bay, DVD-ROM, CD-RW, tape backup, and a bay cooler to keep the whole mess from overheating.
  2. Re:Use that display by Brento · · Score: 3, Informative

    Similar to this [massworks.com] product, a PDA attached to a desktop machine (and a charger) could and should extend the usefulness of both. Maybe a game controller like that linked product, maybe a desktop clock, maybe weather updates, stock tickers, an mp3 playlist interface, etc etc.

    There's plenty of apps like that out there. If you'd like an MP3 remote control for Windows there's Jukebox, or for Linux try GiantDisc. There's several others, but those are the best two - I've been doing a lot of research lately, since I'm building a in-car computer that uses my Kyocera 6035 combo Palm & phone as its remote control & main display.

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