Dan, Did you check out "deviceside?" Deviceside contact info ? Email: DEVICESIDE at DEVICESIDE.COM WWW. WWW.DEVICESIDE.COM Adam Goldman Device Side Data 612 Epping Rd. Palos Verdes, CA 90274 Some discussion on WWW.VINTAGE-COMPUTER.COM - do a search and Google too of course. Breifly - floppy to USB port then USB port to Flash drive + come conversion software, so some files can be used on modern computers. Or did I miss something here ? German system just seems to copy files to more modern comuputers with no conversions - did not see anything else on their site. Check Good luck ! Frank -----Original Message----- From: Dan Roganti <ragooman at comcast.net> To: CCTALK <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Sent: Tue, Apr 13, 2010 3:48 pm Subject: Did someone have a hack for 8" or 5-1/4" drives using a Flash drive ? Did someone have a hack for 8" or 5-1/4" drives using a Flash drive ? I like to build one to troubleshoot floppy controllers without risking damage to the original drive. There's one from Germany for about $300 but it's too big for my wallet. http://www.ipcas.com/products/usb-floppy-emulator-fdd-to-udd.html I'm trying to fiddle with my google search terms but nothing points to a homebrew version yet. =Dan