Raspberry Pi floppy interface.

On 1/18/19 7:40 AM, geneb via cctalk wrote: Yes, you can do this, as I've said many times before, with just about any semi-modern MCU that has sufficient memory. I've got a couple of prototypes from years back, that, for example, use AVR (Mega162 and Mega256) to do this. The 162 version had write buffers also, so it could emulate a floppy quite nicely. An Orange Pi Zero with appropriate buffers could also do this and would essentially be a $10 sledgehammer. ----------------- Based on my conversations with clients, the problem is not the equipment, but rather the lack of an open, vetted and documented file format. As an example, customers of mine insist on a "forensic" image file of type E01 (Encase format), which has been endorsed by the Library of Congress and several law enforcement agencies as a valid "forensic" format. As insane as it sounds, I've had to provide floppy images as E01 files. The insanity stems from the loss of information that would enable one to recreate the original (e.g. sector headers, modulation, data rate, track spacing, etc.). But one does what one does to keep customers happy. --Chuck