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Ended up finding some E3 pictures while looking up stuff for the Gran Turismo post. The architecture sure gives the impression that a PS2 will take you into another world.
Source: https://segd.org/projects/sony-playstation-e3-2001-exhibit/
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Did you know this was a thing? If you happen to have three TVs, consoles, and copies of Gran Turismo 3 or 4 lying around, you can hook them together to a wide cockpit view. Reasonable to a sim racer, but to me it would've been the most ballin PS2 setup ever.
GT3 uses i.LINK (FireWire) to connect the consoles, while GT4 uses the network adapter. Supposedly GT4 supports up to 6 screens!
I don't have three, let alone six of any of those things, but dang I wish I did.
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- Attached image is from here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAX3-iuTHKM
- GT3 Random Japanese article from 2001: https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20010507/gt3.htm
- How to LAN with GT4: https://www.sim-racers.com/gt/How%20to%20LAN%20with%20GT4.html
- Also on PS3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZB7kHPmuvE
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Context: https://nord.pub/c/ps2/p/113901/you-can-fix-a-memory-card-with-zip-ties
Almost immediately after making the previous post, I came up with a much better way fix the board sliding back, with the exact same zip tie.
Even the translucent card looks good now!
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I have a couple well worn memory cards. It seems that they like to break in a way that makes the pcb retract into the shell. I looked at what I could stuff in the back to stop this and found that zip ties do the job.
The extra glue is there to slow down a crack that could break a piece off. The result isn't great, but it's also not too bad.
Here's a picture of a good card — see how the board is held in place by two tiny plastic posts. Great design.
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