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Connect old playstation via USB to read CD-ROMs?

boardtc · 2020-11-03 22:32:32

I have a bunch of old CD-ROMS with photos and stuff. I don't have a CD ROM reader. I found this old playstation in the shed. Is there some usb adaptor I can use to connect this to my laptop?

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03-11-2020 11:32pm

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boardtc

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I have a bunch of old CD-ROMS with photos and stuff. I don't have a CD ROM reader. I found this old playstation in the shed.

Is there some usb adaptor I can use to connect this to my laptop?

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#2 03-11-2020 11:55pm
JoyPad

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You can buy this USB adaptor.

You plug the USB cable into a PC, your CDs into the adaptor, and the Playstation back into the shed.

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#3 04-11-2020 3:32pm
boardtc

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had no idea they were that affordable!

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#4 05-11-2020 12:43am
ozmo

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boardtc wrote: »

had no idea they were that affordable!

Yeah - heresa another one for 14 pounds
https://www.amazon.co.uk/External-Portable-Interface-Rewriter-Transfer/dp/B07TT6DJDC/ref=sr_1_9

I cannot think any way you could use that console to do it - bit old - But if its working with controllers etc - it might be worth something to a collector of old consoles.

“Roll it back”

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