New FM Towns set released

There's been a new FM Towns set (v0.5) released at PD, it's 73.1GB big, and I began joining my latest set (which was the last) at only 44.4%. Here's a list of what's new:

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|-Applications
| |-BIN
| |MS-DOS V.3.1L24 (1992)(Fujitsu)(Jp)[System](1 of 2).zip
| |MS-DOS V.3.1L24 (1992)(Fujitsu)(Jp)[Utility](2 of 2).zip
| |MS-DOS V.6.2L10 (1994)(Fujitsu)(Jp)[Disk 1](1 of 5).zip
| |MS-DOS V.6.2L10 (1994)(Fujitsu)(Jp)[Disk 2](2 of 5).zip
| |MS-DOS V.6.2L10 (1994)(Fujitsu)(Jp)[Disk 3](3 of 5).zip
| |MS-DOS V.6.2L10 (1994)(Fujitsu)(Jp)[Disk 4](4 of 5).zip
| |MS-DOS V.6.2L10 (1994)(Fujitsu)(Jp)[Disk 5](5 of 5).zip
| |Music Pro-Towns (1989)(Musical Plan)(Jp).zip
|
| |-CD
| |Kid Pix (1992)(Fujitsu)(Jp)
| |Lettuce Cooking (1989)(Seibu Time)(Jp)[+BootDisk]
| |Many Colors (1993)(Amorphous)(Jp)
| |Musium Towns (1993)(Victor)(Jp)
| |Nihon no Rekishi Kizoku hen (1990)(CRI)(Jp)
| |Nihon no Rekishi Kodai hen (1990)(CRI)(Jp)
| |Nihon no Yachou (1990)(Fujitsu)(Jp)
| |Oshare Cooking (1989)(Misawa Home)(Jp)
| |
| |-ICM
|
|-BIOS
|-Games
| |-BIN
| |Columns (1990)(Telenet)(Jp).zip
| |Dinosaur (1991)(Falcom)(Jp)[Prograam Disk](1 of 3).zip
| |Dinosaur (1991)(Falcom)(Jp)[Scenario Disk1](2 of 3).zip
| |Dinosaur (1991)(Falcom)(Jp)[Scenario Disk2](3 of 3).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.1 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(1 of 2).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.1 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(2 of 2).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.10 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(1 of 3).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.10 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(2 of 3).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.10 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(3 of 3).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.11 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(1 of 3).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.11 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(2 of 3).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.11 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(3 of 3).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.12 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(1 of 4).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.12 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(2 of 4).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.12 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(3 of 4).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.12 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(4 of 4).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.2 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(1 of 2).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.2 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(2 of 2).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.3 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(1 of 2).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.3 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(2 of 2).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.4 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(1 of 2).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.4 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(2 of 2).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.5 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(1 of 2).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.5 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(2 of 2).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.6 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(1 of 2).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.6 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(2 of 2).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.7 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(1 of 3).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.7 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(2 of 3).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.7 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(3 of 3).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.8 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(1 of 3).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.8 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(2 of 3).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.8 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(3 of 3).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.9 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(1 of 3).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.9 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(2 of 3).zip
| |Houma Hunter Lime Vol.9 (1994)(Silence)(Jp)(3 of 3).zip
| |Irium (1993)(Orange House)(Jp)[A Disk](2 of 5).zip
| |Irium (1993)(Orange House)(Jp)[B Disk](3 of 5).zip
| |Irium (1993)(Orange House)(Jp)[C Disk](4 of 5).zip
| |Irium (1993)(Orange House)(Jp)[D Disk](5 of 5).zip
| |Irium (1993)(Orange House)(Jp)[System](1 of 5).zip
| |Reira (1994)(Silkys)(Jp)[Disk A](1 of 6).zip
| |Reira (1994)(Silkys)(Jp)[Disk B](2 of 6).zip
| |Reira (1994)(Silkys)(Jp)[Disk C](3 of 6).zip
| |Reira (1994)(Silkys)(Jp)[Disk D](4 of 6).zip
| |Reira (1994)(Silkys)(Jp)[Disk E](5 of 6).zip
| |Reira (1994)(Silkys)(Jp)[Disk F](6 of 6).zip
| |Soreyuke Nanpa kun (1991)(Virgin House)(Jp)[A Disk](1 of 3).zip
| |Soreyuke Nanpa kun (1991)(Virgin House)(Jp)[B Disk](2 of 3).zip
| |Soreyuke Nanpa kun (1991)(Virgin House)(Jp)[C Disk](3 of 3).zip
| |Wrestle Angels (1993)(Great)(Jp)[A Disk](1 of 4).zip
| |Wrestle Angels (1993)(Great)(Jp)[B Disk](2 of 4).zip
| |Wrestle Angels (1993)(Great)(Jp)[C Disk](3 of 4).zip
| |Wrestle Angels (1993)(Great)(Jp)[D Disk](4 of 4).zip
| |Wrestle Angels2 (1993)(Great)(Jp)[A Disk](1 of 5).zip
| |Wrestle Angels2 (1993)(Great)(Jp)[B Disk](2 of 5).zip
| |Wrestle Angels2 (1993)(Great)(Jp)[C Disk](3 of 5).zip
| |Wrestle Angels2 (1993)(Great)(Jp)[D Disk](4 of 5).zip
| |Wrestle Angels2 (1993)(Great)(Jp)[E Disk](5 of 5).zip
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| |-CD
| |4D Sports Tennis (1993)(Victor)(Jp-En)
| |AD&D Dragons of Flame (1992)(PonyCanyon)(Jp-En)
| |Advantage Tennis (1992)(Fujitsu)(Jp-En)
| |Aeternam (1993)(Fujitsu)(Jp)
| |Alone in the Dark2(req.HD Install) (1994)(AMT)(Jp)
| |Ambivalenz (1994)(Alice Soft)(Jp)[+BootDisk]
| |Angel Halo (1996)(Active)(Jp)[+BootDisk]
| |Aokiohkami to Sirokimejika Genchohishi (1993)(Koei)(Jp)[+SystemDisk]
| |Atlas,The (1991)(Artdink)(Jp)
| |AtlasII,The (1993)(Artdink)(Jp)[+SystemDisk]
| |Ayumichan Monogatari (1993)(Alice Soft)(Jp)[+BootDisk]
| |Ayumichan Monogatari Jissyaban (1995)(Byakuya Shobou)(Jp)
| |Bacta1+2 (1996)(Himeya Soft)(Jp)
| |Best Play Baseball,The (1992)(Ascii)(Jp)
| |Branmarker (1993)(D.O.)(Jp)
| |Branmarker2 (1995)(D.O.)(Jp)(missing Extra Disc)
| |Burai Jyoukan (1990)(Riverhill Soft)(Jp)
| |Burai Kanketuhen (1991)(Riverhill Soft)(Jp)
| |Cal Towns (1992)(Birdie Soft)(Jp)
| |Can Can Bunny Extra (1993)(Cocktail Soft)(Jp)
| |Castles (1992)(Victor)(Jp-En)
| |Centurion (1993)(Victor)(Jp)
| |Custom Mate2 + Itsuka Dokokade (1995)(Cocktail Soft)(Jp)[+SaveDisk]
| |Cyberia(req.HD Install) (1995)(Fujitsu)(Jp)
| |Dai Koukai Jidai (1990)(Koei)(Jp)[+UserDisk]
| |Dalk (1993)(Alice Soft)(Jp)[+BootDisk]
| |Date,The (1990)(Jamp)(Jp)
| |DE JAII (1992)(Elf)(Jp)
| |De.FaNa (1995)(Himeya Soft)(Jp)
| |Dead Force (1995)(Fuga System)(Jp)
| |Dead of the Brain (1993)(Fairytale)(Jp)
| |Death Brade (1992)(Kid Corp)(Jp)
| |Deep (1995)(Jast)(Jp)[+BootDisk]
| |Derby Stallion (1994)(Ascii)(Jp)
| |Desire (1994)(Cs Ware)(Jp)
| |Digital Pinup Girls Vol.1 (1993)(Transpegasus Limited)(Jp-En)
| |Doki Doki Disk CDban Vol.1 (1994)(D.O.)(Jp)
| |DOR Special Edition Sakigake (1993)(D.O.)(Jp)
| |Doukyusei (1993)(Elf)(Jp)
| |Doukyusei2 (1995)(Elf)(Jp)
| |DPS Zenbu(req.HD Install) (1995)(Alice Soft)(Jp)
| |Dragon Half (1994)(MicroCabin)(Jp)
| |Dragon Knight4 (1994)(Elf)(Jp)
| |Dungeon Master Chaos Strikes Back (1990)(Victor)(Jp-En)
| |Dungeon Master II Skull Keep (1993)(Victor)(Jp)
| |Eimmy to Yobanaide (1995)(Cs Ware)(Jp)
| |Elfish(req.HD Install) (1994)(Fujitsu)(Jp)
| |Emerald Dragon (1992)(Glodia)(Jp)[+SystemDisk]
| |Etsuraku no Gakuen (1994)(Cs Ware)(Jp)
| |Evolution (1989)(System Sacom)(Jp-En)
| |F29 Retaliator (1993)(Imagineer)(Jp)
| |Free Will -Knight of Argent- (1992)(Sofcom)(Jp)
| |Gakuen King(req.Hd Install) (1996)(Alice Soft)(Jp)
| |Game Technopolis Super Collection1 (1992)(Tokuma Shoten)(Jp)
| |Giga Motion (1995)(InterHeart)(Jp)
| |GohII Towns Special (1993)(Wolf Team)(Jp)[+SystemDisk]
| |Gun Blaze (1994)(Active)(Jp)
| |Hana no Kioku (1995)(Foster)(Jp)
| |Hanahuda de Pon! (1996)(Active)(Jp)[+BootDisk]
| |Heart de Ron (1995)(D.O.)(Jp)
| |Horde,The(req.HD Install) (1995)(AMT)(Jp)
| |Hoshi no Suna Monogatari (1992)(D.O.)(Jp)
| |Hoshi no Suna Monogatari2 (1992)(D.O.)(Jp)
| |Hoshi no Suna Monogatari3 (1995)(D.O.)(Jp)
| |Idol Project (1995)(KSS)(Jp)[+SystemDisk]
| |IgoII (1989)(Ascii)(Jp)
| |Ikazuchi no Sensi Laidi (1994)(ZyX)(Jp)
| |Incredible Machine,The (1994)(Cybelle)(Jp)
| |Inju Gakuen (1994)(Dez Soft Network)(Jp)
| |Ishido (1990)(Fujitsu)(Jp-En)
| |Jan Jaka Jan (1993)(Elf)(Jp)
| |Jankirou (1994)(Fairytale)(Jp)
| |Jealousy (1995)(InterHeart)(Jp)
| |Joshua (1992)(Panther Software)(Jp)
| |Jyoshikousei Shoujyohatsunetsu (1993)(Byakuya Shobou)(Jp)
| |Kikou Shidan (1990)(Artdink)(Jp)
| |Kings Bounty (1994)(Star Craft)(Jp)
| |KiwameII (1994)(Log)(Jp)
| |Kyan Kyan Collection (1989)(Icell)(Jp)
| |Last Armageddon CD Special (1989)(Brain Grey)(Jp)
| |Last Survivor (1990)(CRI)(Jp)
| |Libido7 (1994)(Libido)(Jp)
| |Life & Death (1992)(Ving)(Jp)
| |Life & Death II (1992)(Ving)(Jp)
| |Mad Paradox (1994)(Queen Soft)(Jp)
| |Mahjong de Pon! (1994)(Active)(Jp)
| |Mahjong Houteiraoyui (1995)(Queen Soft)(Jp)
| |Mandarake Ichizoku (1995)(Foresight)(Jp)
| |Manhole,The (1990)(Fujitsu)(Jp)
| |Maria ni Sasageru Ballade (1995)(Fairytale)(Jp)[+UserDisk]
| |Mega Spectre (1993)(Fujitsu)(Jp)
| |Metal Eye (1993)(Elf)(Jp)
| |Metal Eye2 (1994)(Elf)(Jp)
| |Micro Cosm (1993)(Psygnosis)(Jp)
| |Mirrors (1992)(Views)(Jp)
| |Mixed-Up Mother Goose (1991)(Sierra)(Jp)
| |Moon Light Chan Rin Shan (1993)(D.O.)(Jp)
| |Morita ShougiII (1989)(Enix)(Jp)
| |Mubile Suit Gundam Hyper Classic Operation (1992)(FamilySoft)(Jp)
| |Mubile Suit Gundam Hyper Desert Operation (1992)(FamilySoft)(Jp)
| |Mugenhouyou(req.HD Install) (1995)(Alice Soft)(Jp)
| |Murder ClubDX (1992)(Riverhill Soft)(Jp)[+UserDisk]
| |My Eyes (1992)(Birdie Soft)(Jp)
| |Necronomicon (1994)(Fairytale)(Jp)
| |Nova (1993)(Cats Pro)(Jp)
| |Ponkan (1994)(Ponytail Soft)(Jp)
| |Populous (1990)(Imagineer)(Jp-En)
| |Power Dolls2 (1995)(Kogado)(Jp)
| |Power Monger (1992)(Imagineer)(Jp-En)[+BootDisk]
| |Pro Student -G- (1993)(Alice Soft)(Jp)[+BootDisk]
| |Psychic Detective Final - Solitude Gekan (1993)(Datawest)(Jp)[+UserDisk]
| |Psychic Detective Final - Solitude Jyoukan (1992)(Datawest)(Jp)[+UserDisk]
| |Psychic Detective Vol. 2 - Memories (1989)(Datawest)(Jp)
| |Psychic Detective Vol. 3 - Aya (1990)(Datawest)(Jp)
| |Psychic Detective Vol. 4 - Olgel (1991)(Datawest)(Jp)[+UserDisk]
| |RAC Rally (1995)(Victor)(En)
| |Rainbow Islands Extra (1992)(Ving)(Jp-En)
| |Rance4.1(Req.Hd Install) (1995)(Alice Soft)(Jp)
| |Rance4.2(Req.Hd Install) (1995)(Alice Soft)(Jp)
| |RanceIV (1994)(Alice Soft)(Jp)[+BootDisk]
| |Ravenloft (1995)(Ving)(Jp)
| |Regional Power2 (1992)(Cosmos)(Jp)
| |Rejection Denno Syoujyo (1992)(Takeru)(Jp)
| |Return to Zork(req.HD Install) (1994)(Datawest)(Jp)
| |Ring Out!! (1995)(ZyX)(Jp)
| |Scholar Movie Magazine (1994)(King Video)(Jp)[+BootDisk]
| |Schwarzschild (1991)(Kogado)(Jp)[+GameDisk]
| |Schwarzschild IV (1993)(Kogado)(Jp)
| |Shangrlia2 (1994)(Elf)(Jp)
| |Sherlock Holmes no Tantei Kouza (1991)(Fujitsu)(Jp-En)
| |Shinc (1993)(Libido)(Jp)
| |Shounen Magazine History (1992)(Datt Japan)(Jp)
| |Sim Farm (1994)(Fujitsu)(Jp)
| |Star CruserII (1994)(JHV)(Jp)[+UserDisk]
| |Strong Hold (1994)(Ving)(Jp)
| |Super Real Mahjong PIV (1994)(Ving)(Jp)
| |T.D,F (1990)(Datawest)(Jp)
| |Takamizawa Kyousuke Nekketsu!! Kyouikukenshu (1995)(ZyX)(Jp)
| |Take the A-Train IV (1993)(Artdink)(Jp)[+SystemDisk]
| |Tiny Step (1993)(Birdie Soft)(Jp)
| |Toushin Toshi II Soshite Sorekara(req.HD Install) (1995)(Alice Soft)(Jp)
| |Towns Hyakunin Issyu (1989)(Fujitsu)(Jp)
| |Trigger (1994)(ZyX)(Jp)
| |Uchu Kaitou Funny Bee (1994)(Alice Soft)(Jp)[+BootDisk]
| |Uwaki na Anata (1994)(HOP)(Jp)[+BootDisk]
| |Vain Dream (1993)(Glodia)(Jp)[+SystemDisk]
| |Vain DreamII (1993)(Glodia)(Jp)[+SystemDisk]
| |Vastness (1993)(CD Bros)(Jp)
| |Viper V10 Turbo RS (1995)(Sogna)(Jp)
| |Wakoku Seiha Den (1994)(Mic)(Jp)
| |Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego (1993)(Fujitsu)(Jp-En)
| |Words Worth (1993)(Elf)(Jp).ccd
| |Wrestle Angels Special (1994)(Great)(Jp)[+UserDisk]
| |Wrestle Angels3 (1994)(Great)(Jp)[+UserDisk]
| |Xak II (1991)(Micro Cabin)(Jp)
| |Yami no Ketsuzoku Special (1991)(System Sacom)(Jp)[+UserDisk]
| |Yumimi Mix (1993)(CRI)(Jp)
| |Yuwaku (1996)(T2)(Jp)[+UserDisk]
| |Zatsuon Ryouiki (1995)(D.O.)(Jp)
| |Zenith (1995)(Himeya Soft)(Jp)
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|-Public Domain
| |-CD
| |Free Software Collection 1 (PD)(1989)(Fujitsu)(Jp)
| |Hutoppara No.1 (1989)(Soft Bank)(Jp)
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|-System
| |-CD
| |-HD
| |For installation HD(TownsOS V2.1L51)[+CMOS.DAT]

That's one big update. I don't have the free HD space to update my existing set yet. That's always annoying :( Time for another HD coming on! ;)

Yeah. As I bought 2 500GB internal for my barebone, I now have a 320GB external left. I use this one now for all MAME based stuff, as my other 320GB external already has a lot on it, plus now the big FM Towns update. And I still have my 320GB external which is full with Amiga stuff, so no free space on that one.

Good job HD prices continue to fall. 250GB HDs are now about £30 and 500GB for just over £60. Lets hope the 1TB drives start to drop more soon. Then I can create a 4TB raid NAS ;)

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Then I can create a 4TB raid NAS

That is also one of my goals, having a NAS working fine with lots of files, as you still know, my Terastation wasn't a success.

You might be interested in some new NAS hardware that has recently been released.

D-Link have released a NAS unit called the DNS-323 which comes without any drives so you can put whatever you like in the unit. You can get 2 and 4 bay units and it takes SATA drives.

An alternative is a new unit from Linksys called the Network Storage Link. You can connect any external USB drives you have to it and they are then instantly shared on the LAN.

And lastly Buffalo have released a new version of the TeraStation, called the TeraStation Pro II 2TB which is meant to me much faster. The review I read said it managed to transfer 1GB of data in 90 seconds, which seems quite quick.

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The review I read said it managed to transfer 1GB of data in 90 seconds, which seems quite quick.

But that always depends on the raid mode you have. And raid 5 is generally known as the slowest. I wanted a solution like some NAS from Promise, like the one on the image, but they cost 3.500€, without disks of course.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...rgr/saip03.jpg

Well, if you start going into business grade NAS servers then you are talking serious money, but you do get what you pay for. I would love to have the money to setup a server rack and fill it with a few dedicated rack mounted servers, and the rest of the rack with NAS units. We can dream... :D

Another home NAS you might be interested in is the Maxtor Shared Storage II. Available in up to 1GB units at the moment and very affordable.

It is very true about the sustained speed of transfer being dependant on RAID setup, but this is mostly down to the on-board CPU the NAS has, so business grade NAS servers will be much faster as they have proper server CPUs in them, not cut down CPU's as smaller NAS solutions have.

I just had a look at the Buffalo NAS, but I can't see any difference between this one and the one I had.

The Maxtor Shared Storage II is of the same build as was my external Maxtor One Touch III, which screwed up after 2 month.

I could also just set up another PC case with a raid controller, would be even less expensive.

That is very true, and easy to replace drives if they go wrong. You could also set up the free Linux based NAS OS called FreeNAS on it which is a great solution.

http://www.freenas.org/

Only issue with using a full PC is more power consumption, and they are generally more noisy.

my god it will be the biger database for FM towns ^^