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Raiders of the Lost Array: vibe-coding a macOS driver for my orphaned Drobo
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A developer is attempting to reverse-engineer a macOS driver for their legacy Drobo RAID storage device using AI assistance. The project aims to keep the hardware functional as the company has liquidated and official software support is ending.
Why it matters
This highlights the challenges of digital sustainability and the growing trend of using AI to maintain legacy hardware in the face of planned obsolescence.
I kicked off this website back in 2021 and never took the time to actually write anything to the blog. "Better late than never" I guess. So, here goes nothing...
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