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Re:What's the coolest thing you've seen in a 5.25 tower bay? by bdcrazy on Friday October 28, 2022 @10:59PM (#33380574)
Plusdeck 2 PC Cassette Deck Tape Deck with Playback/Recorder Can playback and make mp3s out of a cassette and the older ones can even record from the computer onto a blank cassette.
Re:What's the coolest thing you've seen in a 5.25 tower bay? by aliqot on Saturday October 29, 2022 @12:40AM (#33381029)
Now that's cool! Did you ever see someone try and write data to regular audio cassette with them? One of my earliest computers you could record programs off the radio and play them into the machine and it'd run if you were lucky.
Re:What's the coolest thing you've seen in a 5.25 tower bay? by bdcrazy on Saturday October 29, 2022 @04:02AM (#33382014)
Sorry, I have no experience with this hardware. Was a neat coincidence that I had just finished watching a new YT video LGR posted today showing off this cassette hardware when I saw your question.
Re:What's the coolest thing you've seen in a 5.25 tower bay? by medill1919 on Saturday October 29, 2022 @12:46AM (#33381064)
Re:What's the coolest thing you've seen in a 5.25 tower bay? by 1MachineElf on Saturday October 29, 2022 @01:42AM (#33381313)
Cup holder with an iced beverage.
Re:What's the coolest thing you've seen in a 5.25 tower bay? by metadat on Saturday October 29, 2022 @12:10PM (#33385338)
You can actually use an open 5.25" CD-ROM as a drink holder.

I've not tried it myself but find the pictures amusing.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Cd_reade...

Re:What's the coolest thing you've seen in a 5.25 tower bay? by GrumpyYoungMan on Saturday October 29, 2022 @04:17AM (#33382080)
Probably the Ross Sparcplug, a full-fledged Sparcstation 20 compatible that fit into a full height 5.25" bay: https://computers.popcorn.cx/ross/sparcplug/