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[CONCEPT] 30-segment removable disk for computers

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Author: Gianluca

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Filesize: 95.85 kB

Date added: 2022-12-04

Rating: 5

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Made with: Algodoo v2.1.0

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This is a project I stored for a long time and I remembered some minutes ago.
This is a concept for a 30-segment removable memory disk machine. It can
read and write from and to the disk with two commands I copied from a really
old scene and used for other scenes in my old account.

INPUT:
scene.hdtxt = e.geom.text;
scene.hdimg = e.geom.texture
OUTPUT:
e.geom.text = scene.hdtxt;
e.geom.texture = scene.hdimg

CONTROLS:
Lef / right: Read disk / Write to disk
Up / Down: Move 1 sector up / down

There's a push button to release the disk (I made it that way so the computer
(theorically) can actuate the button with a relay or some mechanism).
To insert a disk, just grab a disk by the tip and insert it pointing
into the machine (they are at the left side).

I wanted this machine to be operated by the computer. That's why the I/O control
is outside of the machine, as well as the push button as I said. I couldn't
figure out how to make a way to operate the section mover though.

I stopped working on the machine because I don't think it is really worth.
- Too complex (many parts and things happening/working at the same time)
- Relies on gear mechanisms (prone to slip and desynchronize)
- Cannot jump between sectors (you can only go sequential (1 to 2, to 3, etc.)

You can take this machine and make a functional and refined concept if you want.
Take it as a phunlet and dismantle and examine it, it looks complex but it's just 3
main mechanisms... the sector move mechanism; the insert mechanism; the eject
mechanism.

I hope this concept inspires someone to do bigger and better
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Well, this mechanism sure looks interesting, but I have no idea what it does or what I can do with it. Any examples and/or explanations would be helpful.
You can write to the disk, and you can read from the disk, mainly text but the command allows textures too. The point of the machine would be to be connected into a computer for it to process information and store/take info to/from the disk, like, programs, text, etc. You could make a program that reads info from the disk and can make saves into the disk (like a game with save points).

I imagine the connection to be something like this

Or something I really don't know how computers really work :bonk:
Okay, thanks.
I understand the concept, but you should definitely add a screen to view text that you have written on to the disk that would be cool. a lot of computer projects like these will usually store text or images. :)
I was going to make one some time ago but I gave up in the middle of the process because I got lazy and didn't want to continue. I will probably return to making it sooner or later