21 Jan
2023
21 Jan
'23
12:25 a.m.
On 1/20/2023 5:04 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
On 1/20/23 14:31, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
I'm game to try. I see them nominally listed for sale, so I asked for a
quote for 10. We'll see if they are really available or not.
Jim
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On Fri, 20 Jan 2023, Liam Proven via cctalk
wrote:
> An alternative method is described here:
>
>
https://blog.adafruit.com/2021/12/08/how-to-build-a-working-external-5-25-u…
There is also the SMSC USB97CFDC2 floppy usb controller. Al has the
datasheet archived on bitsavers:
http://www.bitsavers.org/components/standardMicrosystems/_dataSheets/USB97C…
What more could you ask for--legacy floppy interface, external flash
programming...
I'm a bit surprised that nobody's come up with a design using this
creature. Of course, there's the possibility that they're unobtainium...
--Chuck