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Offline Donutt007

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Mass USB Storage...HDD???
« on: April 06, 2007, 12:50:42 PM »
I looked around and saw no one else posted it, (if they did, my bad) Anywho, here's the info.



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(Tokyo, Japan - April 4, 2007) eSOL Co., Ltd. announced today that their leading embedded middleware products, "PrFILE2" FAT file system and "PrUSB/Host" USB host stack, were selected for the "WiiTM", from Nintendo Co.;.
Both software products constitute fundamental functionalities in the Wii console - managing and transferring data and files with external media. In particular, PrFILE2 provides file management functions which read and write data of theSD memory card, as well as other media;. PrUSB/Host functions are used in Wii, to provide USB host functions.


Not sure what that really means. Is it just firmware for the SD? Is it something that will allow you to hook up an external HDD to the USB?

Any thoughts?
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RE:Mass USB Storage...HDD???
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2007, 01:08:21 PM »
from what I can tell it allows for a usb storage device to function through the usb port.  Or I'm completely wrong...
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RE: Mass USB Storage...HDD???
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2007, 02:09:17 PM »
It means Nintendo will tease us with products they'll never release.
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RE:Mass USB Storage...HDD???
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2007, 04:09:42 PM »
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It means Nintendo will tease us with products they'll never release.


SD adapter memory card ftw!
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RE: Mass USB Storage...HDD???
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2007, 04:24:33 PM »
This is supposedly old info, but I've no idea why it's resurfacing now...
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RE:Mass USB Storage...HDD???
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2007, 04:31:39 PM »
The information is in the Wii manual. The company is probably trying to hop on Nintendo's coattails and generate some interest in its products due to the connection.
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RE:Mass USB Storage...HDD???
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2007, 06:06:30 PM »
It just a trumpeting of the partnership that has already been in place for months. The wii already has this stuff inside, its just that Nintendo has yet to make use of these abilities.

eSOL Co., Ltd. is just making sure that their name is known and tied to the succesful Wii, nothing more nothing less.


p.s. HDD talk was in the offical rumor thread, its ok if you missed it.  
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« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2007, 08:41:50 PM »
well, i got my external HDD specifically for this in hopes they would ass support for it so I could back up all my VC games to it
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« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2007, 08:14:15 AM »
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well, i got my external HDD specifically for this in hopes they would ass support for it so I could back up all my VC games to it


sounds sexy

thanks for the other info...wasn't really sure what that all meant.

 
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RE: Mass USB Storage...HDD???
« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2007, 03:45:14 AM »
Neo, if you need ass support, maybe you should pick up a butt-bra
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