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[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Always cool to see ‘retro’ tech brought back, especially with major overhauls. Kinda wish Apple still did dedicated ‘dumb’ MP3 players, if I’m being honest.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Bet you could manage with a microcontroller and some parts. Use a bare chip, solder it all fancy (might take a few tries, use something cheap, order in bulk, attach the big expensive drive last), print the case, etc. Bet there's even a guide out there somewhere.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah it’s nice to have the built in OS support though

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yeah that'd be nice, but, lost technology; no longer exists.

Build it yourself or get nothing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I've seen a few open hardware projects for "dumb" MP3 players over the years. I found this article on the Tangara project and am tempted to build one.

Edit: Scrolled down and saw someone already posted this.