On 04/08/2018 05:37 PM, Dean Notarnicola wrote:
Gotek was a limited option, until the advent of flashfloppy firmware: https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy
Thanks, I did come across that. Wasn't sure what to make of it.
This makes it a very viable, relatively inexpensive, although not perfect, replacement option. I like the idea of using it for most tasks, and reserving the real thing for when it's absolutely needed, saving wear and tear.
Have you used them with any systems? I've got a hodge-podge of systems that include, Microware OS-9 (CoCo, ST-2900 and PT68/K2), Atari ATR-8000 (CP/M), a few MS-DOS laptop (including one of the first 386sl laptops) and more. I'd take it that the DOS stuff won't be hard. The ATR8000 might not be too hard (CP/M) but the OS-9 systems will be interesting. -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry@linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies