Engineering:MicroSolutions Backpack
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MicroSolutions Backpack was a line of peripheral devices introduced in 1990[1] allowing users to attach a peripheral drive, namely hard drives,[2] CD-ROM drives,[3] and DVD±RW drives,[4] to their system. When the original model was released, USB ports did not yet exist, so the drive plugged into a system's printer port.[2] Backpacks could be daisy-chained and still allow for printer usage.[2] Some models also offered audio capability via expansion. Later models introduced faster connectivity to the host system by means of a proprietary PC Card, and later USB.[4] MicroSolutions was located in DeKalb, Illinois, USA.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ingram, Matthew (2005-06-02). "Micro-Solutions closes doors". The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/micro-solutions-closes-doors/article25678022/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "MSB HDD". http://redhill.net.au/d/135.php.
- ↑ "MSB CD-ROM". http://www.minuszerodegrees.net/backpack_cdrom/backpack_cdrom.htm.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "MSB DVD-RW". October 27, 2003. https://www.bjorn3d.com/2003/10/microsolutions-backpack-external-dvd%c2%b1rw-drive/.
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