[vcf-midatlantic] How To Geek article on floppy data recovery

[Herb Johnson]

Jeff Brace suggests:

https://www.howtogeek.com/669331/how-to-read-a-floppy-disk-on-a-modern-pc-or-mac/

A link to a literally geeky article, mostly on using USB devices that 
happen to operate certain floppy drives. Then it gets to real methods: 
find an old PC or Mac, read your disks, transfer the results (somehow).
The article finishes up its review of USB devices to read common PC 3.5 
/ 5.25 diskettes and Mac 3.5" diskettes, with this wise advice for REAL 
floppy diskettes:

"Luckily, there are other resources if you require something more 
complex, like accessing an 8-inch floppy drive that contains CP/M files.
http://www.retrotechnology.com/herbs_stuff/s_drives_howto.html

  Herb Johnson maintains an impressive site full of technical data on 
various floppy disk systems if you’d like to learn more about how they 
work."

http://www.retrotechnology.com/herbs_stuff/s_drives.html

I couldn't have said it better myself. ;) The real meat on floppy drives 
and diskettes is:

http://www.retrotechnology.com/herbs_stuff/drive.html

I was going to post a more considered response to the article Jeff 
linked to. But Jeff only posted a link, why should I post a lecture in 
reply?

I'll just say, that description and the modern items it references, 
versus the ancient things it references; simply reminds me of the gulf 
between 21st century consumer-digital-users, and 20th century computer 
owners and those who restore those systems and objects today. And, the 
kinds of junk that's sold which pretends to be some kind of "USB to 
floppy drive" device. I'm glad to find, my Web site still has utility; 
and why that's so.

Regards, Herb

-- 
Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA
http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net
preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing
email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com
or try later herbjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT info