20 Jan
2023
20 Jan
'23
9:39 p.m.
On Fri, 20 Jan 2023 at 19:52, Zane Healy via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I’m now aware of the GreaseWeazle, but what I’ve not seen is if it allows standard access
to the data on a floppy, or only provides a way to image the disk. With an USB attached
3.5” floppy the disk mounts on my Mac, and I can easily pull files off the disk. Does
this work with the GreaseWeazle and a 5.25” floppy drive?
Just FWIW, this was a FAQ and so someone has made a gizmo.
It's not cheap but it works, apparently.
https://shop.deviceside.com/prod/FC5025
It's read-only but it handles, in theory, DS/DD 40 track, DS/DD 80
track, and DS/HD 80 track.
It attaches to a PC floppy drive, so if a PC floppy controller can't
read the format without hardware assistance, this won't either.
An alternative method is described here:
https://blog.adafruit.com/2021/12/08/how-to-build-a-working-external-5-25-u…
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