[Coco] Archiving a floppy disk collection

Allen Huffman alsplace at pobox.com
Thu Mar 22 08:23:34 EDT 2012


On Mar 22, 2012, at 6:57 AM, Steven Hirsch wrote:
> Do you have a Linux system with a floppy controller at your disposal? Many (not all, just ask Gene) can handle CoCo floppies without any problem.  I routine use 'dd' to image diskettes in exactly that manner.

I haven't had a floppy disk of any kind since 2001. I just bought a $15 USB 3.5" drive to read some old PC 720K/1.44MB disks, but beyond that, I haven't used floppies in over a decade.

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