wraggster
November 14th, 2011, 15:42
http://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/nes-controller-linux-drive.jpg?w=470&h=412
[Oliver] had an old NES controller laying around, and without any other use for it, he decided to repurpose it as a portable storage device. (http://oliverborner.com/wordpress/?p=118)
He gutted most of the controller, removing the plastic standoffs, leaving the D-pad and remaining buttons intact. He crammed a 32 GB flash drive inside, along with the guts from an SD card reader. Using a Dremel he cut several openings into the controller, one for the flash drive and SD card reader’s USB ports, as well as for the SD card itself. When the physical modifications were finished, he installed a small Linux distro on the flash drive, which can be run by any PC that supports booting from USB.
While some might argue, we think it’s a neat way to reuse an old gaming peripheral that he might have otherwise thrown out. The portable OS is something that would certainly come in handy, though we can’t wait until the Raspberry Pi is finished (http://hackaday.com/2011/08/26/raspberry-pi-might-not-be-vaporware/) – it would be awesome to have a complete computer packed in there too.
http://hackaday.com/2011/11/13/nes-controller-is-a-slick-way-to-carry-around-your-portable-os/
[Oliver] had an old NES controller laying around, and without any other use for it, he decided to repurpose it as a portable storage device. (http://oliverborner.com/wordpress/?p=118)
He gutted most of the controller, removing the plastic standoffs, leaving the D-pad and remaining buttons intact. He crammed a 32 GB flash drive inside, along with the guts from an SD card reader. Using a Dremel he cut several openings into the controller, one for the flash drive and SD card reader’s USB ports, as well as for the SD card itself. When the physical modifications were finished, he installed a small Linux distro on the flash drive, which can be run by any PC that supports booting from USB.
While some might argue, we think it’s a neat way to reuse an old gaming peripheral that he might have otherwise thrown out. The portable OS is something that would certainly come in handy, though we can’t wait until the Raspberry Pi is finished (http://hackaday.com/2011/08/26/raspberry-pi-might-not-be-vaporware/) – it would be awesome to have a complete computer packed in there too.
http://hackaday.com/2011/11/13/nes-controller-is-a-slick-way-to-carry-around-your-portable-os/