PCI floppy controller

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 4/22/22 21:19, Warner Losh wrote:
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> 
> On Fri, Apr 22, 2022 at 7:07 PM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk 
> <cctalk at classiccmp.org <mailto:cctalk at classiccmp.org>> wrote:
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> 
>     As another person with a desire to be able to read/write/create
>     disks of different sizes and formats I have found this interesting.
> 
>     So the question, then....
> 
>     How hard would it be to make a floppy disk interface using an Arduino
>     or even RasberryPi?  If you could do that the choices of interface
>     to a PC opens up quite a bit.  It would never be like having a floppy
>     hanging off the PC, but then none of the formats I am interested in
>     are grounded in the PC anyway and utilities would need to be written
>     to access them.
> 
>     comments?
> 
> 
> Isn't that what Greaseweasel  and similar do? I have a kyroflux that I use
> to read floppies on my macbook. It can write as well and understands a ton
> of formats. Greaseweasel is more available and supported (I got my kyroflux
> before things went south, so wouldn't recommend others get one these
> days).
> 
> Warner

I guess I'll find out.  I just ordered one.  Shipping is almost as much
as the device. :-(

Still think I will look into what it would take to access floppies
from an Arduino.  They're fun to play with, too.

bill

bill