Looking for pc3000, (green card )preferably non functional.
May 4th, 2015, 9:06
Looking for pc3000 (green card) functional of not. Don't need attachments. Please pm me thank you.
Re: Looking for pc3000, (green card )preferably non function
May 4th, 2015, 10:47
Maybe he's just looking to reverse engineer his own pirated PC-3000. 
There's really nothing that special about the hardware itself. From what I can tell, it's a pretty basic control card which just has it's own special drivers so Windows doesn't try to access it.
F.L.A.M.E. guys apparently built a similar system using an off the shelf card which I'm guessing they just flashed with custom firmware.
It's really more about being able to lock the software (which is where all the real secrets are) to the hardware so it can't be pirated easily, and doesn't suffer from OS interference.
There's really nothing that special about the hardware itself. From what I can tell, it's a pretty basic control card which just has it's own special drivers so Windows doesn't try to access it.
F.L.A.M.E. guys apparently built a similar system using an off the shelf card which I'm guessing they just flashed with custom firmware.
It's really more about being able to lock the software (which is where all the real secrets are) to the hardware so it can't be pirated easily, and doesn't suffer from OS interference.
Re: Looking for pc3000, (green card )preferably non function
May 4th, 2015, 13:42
Yes, the card can do some great things like power cycle the drives etc. But I'm pretty sure the VSC are stored in the software, not the card, otherwise you'd have to update the firmware every time a new family is added (which you don't have to do, just a software update does it).
And even if you do mount the drive, the software is what handles all the interfacing with Windows. It uses a virtual driver which communicates to the Data Extractor software, then the software communicates back to the actual PC-3000 card.
Don't get me wrong, I love my PC-3000. Couldn't get by without it. I'm just saying the real magic is in the software, while the hardware mostly just acts as a buffer between it and the OS.
And even if you do mount the drive, the software is what handles all the interfacing with Windows. It uses a virtual driver which communicates to the Data Extractor software, then the software communicates back to the actual PC-3000 card.
Don't get me wrong, I love my PC-3000. Couldn't get by without it. I'm just saying the real magic is in the software, while the hardware mostly just acts as a buffer between it and the OS.
Re: Looking for pc3000, (green card )preferably non function
May 4th, 2015, 14:57
olá spildit!
I don't want it to work... that's why I wrote: "functional of not". "Don't need attachments" and "preferably non functional."
I understand they pretty much useless. I want the PCB.
Must be original please.
Do you have an old one I can buy por favor?? .
Please PM if so.
I don't want it to work... that's why I wrote: "functional of not". "Don't need attachments" and "preferably non functional."
I understand they pretty much useless. I want the PCB.
Must be original please.
Do you have an old one I can buy por favor?? .
Please PM if so.
Re: Looking for pc3000, (green card )preferably non function
May 4th, 2015, 14:59
IMHO the hardware is one giant software protection device
Re: Looking for pc3000, (green card )preferably non function
May 4th, 2015, 15:16
guru wrote:IMHO the hardware is one giant software protection device
Pretty much.
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