Prototype Sega Dreamcast Zip Drive on eBay

[Mark30001]

It may be something most of us would've never expected to see on eBay, some could even compare it to the SNES CD-ROM attachment unit, the unreleased Sega Dreamcast prototype Zip Drive!



Here's some information about this unit via DCEmulation Devcast:

Made by Imega Corp, the makers of the Zip Disc format, this Zip drive was made to increase the Dreamcast's storage capacity but mainly for emails, web pages, and other internet based files.

The 100 Mega-Byte storage disk drive is essentially the same as the ones made for PCs with slight modifications made to make it compatible with the DC. "We chose the Zip drive for its durability and low cost. For gaming purposes, durability is essential," said a Sega spokesperson.

The drive was conceived after there was a strong demand for more storage space than Sega's servers were offering to save email and web pages onto. The drive could also save game-updata data so all those extra quake maps could be played at home.

The drive was made to fit under the DC and would connect to the expansion port with the modem, then being plugged into the Zip drive. This was to help promote the DC from a console to a home entertainment/information system with the release of other accessories (which were also never released).

This Zip drive was not going to be compatible with the PC Zip drives, but it was suggested that software for the PC would eventually be released to make it compatible with the DC Zip drive.

The Zip dive was to have a retail price of $199 USD and to be released sometime in the third quarter of 2000.

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[quzar]

Does the person just not intend to sell it at all?

[Elven6]

Wow this is amazing, I hope its manufactored by a hardcore 3rd party, it will make homebrew much better.

[cal360]

Floppy Drive not zip, it confuses me, but this would of been intresting if it had been released.

[ron]

I didnt see the price, now I fell scared !!!! This guy is off of his mind !!!! Ten Thousand bucks !!!!

This prototype should be at the appropiate hands in the Dreamcast Scene, could be a door to know more about the I/O, and sure that some hard homebrew will arrive soon.

Anyway, happy to know that the prototype does exist. But sad when saw the $$$$

[PSPdemon]

I didnt see the price, now I fell scared !!!! This guy is off of his mind !!!! Ten Thousand bucks !!!!

This prototype should be at the appropiate hands in the Dreamcast Scene, could be a door to know more about the I/O, and sure that some hard homebrew will arrive soon.

Anyway, happy to know that the prototype does exist. But sad when saw the $$$$

I agree with ron on this one.... 10,000 is quite a high price... sure, it might be the "only proto out there" but i cant see 10,000...

wish i could get this

Thanks for Everything,
PSPdemon

[wraggster]

if oonly an hardcore hacker could get there hands on this, it could be a major breakthrough for Dreamcast Homebrew development

[JKKDARK]

This is really amazing. Too bad I don't have enough money

[ron]

That's right Wraggs !

We have been doing some experiments with a CPLD, and having a clear schema of the g2's pinout, and at the moment without any success. The software and that hardware is the key to !!!!

The main idea was to connect a compact flash adapter to the DC , with a HardDisk. But I think, this one should be acquired at the right price. For a prototype is still being so expensive....

regards

[wraggster]

what id love to see is the Dreamcast Bios hacking to use a DVD Drive and use that instead of gdroms for a purely homebrew console. can it be done i dont know but a DVD lens isnt expensive but hacking the bios to read DVDs maybe too hard a job ?