Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2017 12:33:41 +0100 From: Alex Kozlov <ak@FreeBSD.org> To: Gary Jennejohn <gljennjohn@gmail.com> Cc: arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Deprecating / Removing floppy drive support Message-ID: <20171203113341.GA68792@ravenloft.kiev.ua> In-Reply-To: <20171203120028.32f84314@ernst.home> References: <201712030616.vB36GFEg026146@slippy.cwsent.com> <43746890-e60a-5c8f-4c77-bbfe9a5a6aa9@selasky.org> <67961.1512296877@critter.freebsd.dk> <20171203120028.32f84314@ernst.home>
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On Sun, Dec 03, 2017 at 12:00:28PM +0100, Gary Jennejohn wrote: > On Sun, 03 Dec 2017 10:27:57 +0000 > "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> wrote: > > > Incidentally FreeBSD is/was the only modern OS which could > > still read 8" floppies. Well, with proper* cable you can connect 8" drive to fdc and read it pretty much on any OS that supports floppies. *) http://www.retrotechnology.com/herbs_stuff/34_to_50.txt > Really? I still have an 8" drive and floppies laying around. But try > to find a controller for a modern computer which doesn't even have one > for a 3-1/2" floppy drive.. I've tried to transfer 8" floppies a few years ago, it had not worked well. I think it was 9-stable. In the end I bought kryoflux controller. -- Alex
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