MSX Sunrise IDE Clone - IDE Interface Cartridge
MSX Sunrise IDE Clone - IDE Interface Cartridge
What is it?
The MSX Sunrise IDE Clone is an interface for controlling IDE devices on your MSX computer. IDE was the hard drive connection standard born in the PC-AT era, used in hard drives, DVD players, and other mass storage devices before being replaced by SATA.
This interface opens up a world of possibilities — connect a wide variety of IDE devices to your MSX as long as the right driver exists, including CompactFlash adapters for modern solid-state storage.
What makes it special?
- Connect IDE hard drives, CompactFlash cards, and other IDE devices to MSX
- CompactFlash support: faster, lighter, quieter than traditional hard drives
- Access multiple operating systems: Nextor, MSX-DOS2, and SymbOS
- Much faster program loading than floppy or tape
- Based on the original Sunrise IDE design, improved by the community over many years
- Optional acrylic shell available
Credits
This cartridge was created and improved by multiple contributors: the SUNRISE team for the original design, Henrik Gilvad for the PCB design, and Jon de Schrijder, Taburoto, and Solrak_dfk for continuous improvements. Special thanks to Néstor Soriano (Konamiman) for creating the Nextor OS.