Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
I've used these T5745 thin clients for several projects so far. By adding an inexpensive expansion adapter, you can add a PCI slot to the T5745. PCI slots can be handy on a number vintage projects. For example, I've previously setup a T5745 with an adaptec SCSI board when I needed to image some SCSI hard drives. In this video, I install a GPIB board, and build something called an "hpdrive". HPDrive is software that allows a GPIB-based computer to emulate a HPIB/GPIB storage device such as an HP9121 (floppy unit) or an HP9133 (floppy and hard drive). I load an HP-UX 5.1 image onto the HPDrive, and then I boot an HP 9000/300 using the emulated drive. For more electronics projects, see smbaker.com
Blog post: smbaker.com/assembling-a-thin-client-to-serve-as-an-hpdrive
I've used these T5745 thin clients for several projects so far. By adding an inexpensive expansion adapter, you can add a PCI slot to the T5745. PCI slots can be handy on a number vintage projects. For example, I've previously setup a T5745 with an adaptec SCSI board when I needed to image some SCSI hard drives. In this video, I install a GPIB board, and build something called an "hpdrive". HPDrive is software that allows a GPIB-based computer to emulate a HPIB/GPIB storage device such as an HP9121 (floppy unit) or an HP9133 (floppy and hard drive). I load an HP-UX 5.1 image onto the HPDrive, and then I boot an HP 9000/300 using the emulated drive. For more electronics projects, see smbaker.com
Blog post: smbaker.com/assembling-a-thin-client-to-serve-as-an-hpdrive
