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Posted November 30, 2019
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dtgreene: It turns out that there's another drawback to a physical drive; you (generally) can't change the speed.

An emulated drive could easily implement an option to set the drive speed, as well as other things, like whether it can read DVDs (perhaps including setting the region if DVD-video is supported) and perhaps even whether it has known hardware bugs that I would expect some optical drives to have had over the years.

Also, pointing out flaws or drawbacks is a good way to get discussion going, provided it is done in a civil manner (which is my attempt here).

Here's the thing: Many solutions can cover 99% of use cases just fine (Linux's ability to mount iso files works well, and I use it (and fuseiso when I don't want to become root) a lot. I am, however, looking for solutions that could cover the remaining 1%. (Note that there's a possible error in these percentages, of at least 1% I think.)
Sorry I had to reply this way...if one bracket is out of place the whole thing screws up and retrying to post the reply without rewriting it manually doesn't post either:

1st point above: You said it: generally.....there is such a thing as a variable speed drive. ;)

2nd point above: Not all drives are going to have bugs......and one can mitigate that to a degree to where the likelihood is closer to zero by doing research.

3rd point above: It also could discourage people from trying at some point, as some then see(even if not your intent) it as futile to even try after awhile.

4th point above: If it covers so many cases why not just buy a drive as others said for the 1% and save the time needed to find a program and test it?

One could research dependable, variable speed drives with good pricing/shipped quickly with a little effort, one would think.

(Also sorry if I sounded a bit snippy before)
Post edited November 30, 2019 by GameRager
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GameRager: 2nd point above: Not all drives are going to have bugs......and one can mitigate that to a degree to where the likelihood is closer to zero by doing research.
But what if I *want* the (emulated) drive to have bugs, to test to see how it affects the software (perhaps to implement a work-around)? Especially if finding the actual buggy hardware might not be so easy.
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dtgreene: But what if I *want* the (emulated) drive to have bugs, to test to see how it affects the software (perhaps to implement a work-around)? Especially if finding the actual buggy hardware might not be so easy.
You just said you DIDN'T want or desire(seemingly) such things or that such were at the very least undesirable...so which do you want then, so we are clear and on the same page? :)

Also why would you want to test for how such bugs would affect you/others when most people wouldn't use such old drives and use mounted images anyways?

(Also usually the point of these types of threads is to ask for solutions then try them out, not point out rare possible flaws and ask for more solutions. :))
Post edited November 30, 2019 by GameRager
Posted December 01, 2019
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DubConqueror: Why not get a real drive if you want the real feel? You don't need a computer with a built-in drive, you can just get an external optical drive and plug it in the usb port:
https://www.ecosia.org/search?q=external+optical+drive
Some capabilities appear to be missing when using an external drive like that.
In the early days of CDR drives had their special ways of working.
Post edited December 01, 2019 by Spectre
Posted December 01, 2019
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Themken: CRRRNXX! Driver broken, pelase buy a new digital copy of your Real-life-like-disc-driver-emulator™ Remember that, just like real life DVD drives, the program will destroy itself once in forty uses on average.
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GameRager: I'm surprised OP doesn't want a program that emulates the whirring sound as well as the power usage.
I mean, I'd kind of like to have the whirring sound from my SCSI2SD device. the old Macintosh is unnaturally quiet without a spinning hard drive.

As for the optical drive emulator... that'd be an interesting project, emulating specific optical drives complete with their quirks. A project that is quite a bit out of my reach for me to try, and niche enough for me to doubt anyone's done it yet.
Post edited December 01, 2019 by Maighstir
Posted December 01, 2019
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Maighstir: I mean, I'd kind of like to have the whirring sound from my SCSI2SD device. the old Macintosh is unnaturally quiet without a spinning hard drive.
Sounds like you might like the floppy-etc drive musical numbers on YT, then. :)

Also as for that sound, I assume someone made a loop of it or similar(they've done so much white noise style content on YT it's astounding).

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Maighstir: As for the optical drive emulator... that'd be an interesting project, emulating specific optical drives complete with their quirks. A project that is quite a bit out of my reach for me to try, and niche enough for me to doubt anyone's done it yet.
If they make it a sim i'm sure GOG would snap it up to sell in a heart beat. ;D
Posted December 01, 2019
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Maighstir: I mean, I'd kind of like to have the whirring sound from my SCSI2SD device. the old Macintosh is unnaturally quiet without a spinning hard drive.
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GameRager: Sounds like you might like the floppy-etc drive musical numbers on YT, then. :)

Also as for that sound, I assume someone made a loop of it or similar(they've done so much white noise style content on YT it's astounding).
Yeah, I've heard the musical abilities of floppy drives. And though hearing the SDcard reader "seek" would be nice, I really wouldn't want to slow it down for that reason (SCSI-1 is slow enough as it is, and relatively instant random access is a nice thing).

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GameRager: If they make it a sim i'm sure GOG would snap it up to sell in a heart beat. ;D
Haha. Optical Drive Simulator: use an analog stick to rotate the drive fast enough for it to read. Leads to Optical Drive Simulator Syndrome, where you can barely move your thumb because you kept training to spin a disc at over 200rpm for an extended period of time (CD, 1x, near the edge - 500rpm near the centre - multiply for 2x, 4x, ... 52x drives).
Post edited December 01, 2019 by Maighstir
Posted December 01, 2019
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Maighstir: Yeah, I've heard the musical abilities of floppy drives. And though hearing the SDcard reader "seek" would be nice, I really wouldn't want to slow it down for that reason (SCSI-1 is slow enough as it is, and relatively instant random access is a nice thing).
My favorite channel is the one with the star wars imperial theme and other nice tunes.

Also as for that sound....YT likely has it...they have a ton of odd n*che things, it seems.

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Maighstir: Haha. Optical Drive Simulator: use an analog stick to rotate the drive fast enough for it to read. Leads to Optical Drive Simulator Syndrome, where you can barely move your thumb because you kept training to spin a disc at over 200rpm for an extended period of time (CD, 1x, near the edge - 500rpm near the centre - multiply for 2x, 4x, ... 52x drives).
And then people sue the makers due to scratching circular grooves in their desks deeper than those in Scrooge McDuck's worry room floor. o.0
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