Ah yeah the Pocket Linker. Too bad about the parallel port requirement! I wonder if there's any chance it would work via a USB-Parallel adapter. I think when I searched for an NGPC ROM dumper years ago I didn't know what terms to use and all I came up with was a breadboard kit thing, maybe like the one in the video inside. Also I think I got a video of Flavor talking about his stuff.</a><br><img src="https://paleface.net/z/monkey/junk/bung_pocket_linker_box.jpg"><br><img src="https://paleface.net/z/monkey/junk/bung_pocket_linker_l.jpg"><img src="https://paleface.net/z/monkey/junk/bung_pocket_linker_b.jpg"><br><img src="https://paleface.net/z/monkey/junk/bung_pocket_linker_p.jpg"><img src="https://paleface.net/z/monkey/junk/bung_pocket_linker

Chowk in the project.;D.
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Posted by Paleface on March 05, 2023 at 15:41:43 EST in reply to There's been backup devices for all these systems since when they were new. A company called Bung made the one for the NGPC and I'm pretty that's what everyone who ever dumped games used. That Bung linker does use a parallel port connection, so I guess that'd make it more complicated than one of these for a lot of people. (n/t) from 25-Pin Bung Hole and Opa Opa.

Ah yeah the Pocket Linker. Too bad about the parallel port requirement! I wonder if there's any chance it would work via a USB-Parallel adapter. I think when I searched for an NGPC ROM dumper years ago I didn't know what terms to use and all I came up with was a breadboard kit thing, maybe like the one in the video inside. Also I think I got a video of Flavor talking about his stuff.

Breadboard prototype thing or something:

Flavor?:

A couple Pocket Linker auctions, kinda spendy ($139.99 and $175) and they don't vouch for whether they're still functional or not:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/265788984681
https://www.ebay.com/itm/265788980877

There are various software downloads out there for it apparently (heck maybe the floppy in that second auction would be the score), no idea how tricky they may be to use on current systems even if the hardware end could be sorted out.

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I'd say that anyone who messes with stuff like this probably ought to just get an old computer to do it with instead of trying to make it work with a modern computer. I keep an old X series Thinkpad that I rescued from an e-waste bin to use in these cases. It's got all the old ports on a docking station and I have MS-DOS, Win98Se, XP, a few versions of Linux, and some other OSes all on a GRUB menu. Actually, it's a pretty nice little computer and I often end up using it as my main computer.

(ThimkPad and Opa Opa)

(15:35:37 03/20/23 EST)

Yes. Absolutely. A working period PC makes a lot of things easier. A few years ago I acquired a PhotoCD (Kodak’s thing…) and wanted to view it and holy shit, it’s way hard if not impossible on new stuff since the drives themselves aren’t compatible. On my PowerPC Mac Mini from 2004 though…no problem. BTW: PhotoCDs aren’t super high quality. Another example would be making direct copies of games for PCE CD, Neo CD, Mega CD, 3DO, etc is absolute cake (“copy this CD”) whereas new drives and new OS make it several more steps since they can tell those aren’t audio CDs and won’t pretend they are.

(SignOfZeta)

(10:12:12 03/21/23 EST)

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