That's an interesting option.
So 3.1 and 3.9 will accept a DVD-R as a storage device.
That one's news to me.
And really interesting when you consider how much older the Amiga is when compared to DVD technology.
I assume it boils down to the installed device drivers and file formats which tend to get updated.
Darrin, what kind of software do you use that can properly recognize and format writable DVDs?
You know, you're really tempting me to invest back in legacy hardware.
Personally, I use my DVD+RW just for reading data. I know you can write it because I've received burned media and it works. Plus you can check out MAKECD and FRYINGPAN via their web pages. I have to assume they work as I've never personally used them.
To quote from a user group discussing this issue "As a side note, you can install a CD/DVD burner drive and access data DVDs with an Amiga CD filesystem if those DVDs are burned in ISO9660 format rather thanUDF or something else."
So I guess my burned disks are ISO9660.
Yet another question. Does the Deneb have an internal USB connection?
Yes, it has one internal connector (with an external type header). Picture here:
http://amiga.erkan.se/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/indivision-a4000-cd32-6.JPGYou can see the two ports closest to you getting routed to the back panel, and then next to them is another port attached to the board.
So you could either place something like an external USB hard drive inside the case using this port, or do something like I did with my A4000 and use a simple USB male/female cable and a dremel to run this internal header to a slot cut on the front of my case.
Here's a pic of what I did. I used the empty 2nd floppy slot to mount a CF card reader and a front USB port (see the red light next to the CF card reader? That's an inserted memory stick):
You can see my black HP USB external DVD+RW drive on the right.
I'm beginning to think that an A4000 with a PC floppy drive connected via a Catweasel and a DVD-R drive both installed internally might be fun.
I've got the standard HD internal floppy drive on my A4000, but I also have a Walmart USB floppy attached to the Deneb (obviously it will not read/write Amiga formatted disks though). Actually, there isn't much point to it, but it is there for show.
One final question. How come no one has tried to create drivers for DXR2
and DXR3 cards so the Amiga could play back DVDs and Mpeg2s?
Good question. Unfortunately when it comes to CD/DVD media on the Classic Amiga I'm a "read only" sort of guy. I guess I need to experiment with the software on my AmigaOne X1000.
