Oh.. you're right! It's only the size of hard drive. I wasn't remembering
those old big 5.25 hard drives :D
Fausto Fonseca
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On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 2:37 PM, "Alexander Von Lünen" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Well, yes, but that's the size of the hard drive (2", 3.5" 5.25"). Right
> after the sizes it says "Hard Drive HDD". At the bottom of the text it
> says: "Supports SATA/IDE 2.5"/3.5" HDD, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-RW
> Combo devices". Doesn't mention FDD (=floppy disk drive). The connector
> wouldn't work, anyway.
>
> Best,
> Alex
>
>
> Gesendet: Freitag, 14. März 2014 um 14:28 Uhr
> Von: "Fausto Fonseca" <[log in to unmask]>
> An: [log in to unmask]
> Betreff: Re: Aw: Reading 5.25 Floppy Discs
> The first link I sent says 3.5'' and 5.25'' to USB
>
> Fausto Fonseca
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> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 2:25 PM, HARRIS TONY <
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> > Just a thought, but does anyone know if the museum of computing at
> > Bletchley Park might offer this kind of service? I know they collect old
> > equipment and I believe it has to be in working order.
> > Tony
> > GAC
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> > Subject: [MCG] Aw: Reading 5.25 Floppy Discs
> >
> > Sorry, this is a tough one. The external USB floppy drives other people
> > have pointed to are for 3.5" disks. There is (to my knowledge) no USB
> > floppy drive for 5.25" disks. One person suggested a IDE to USB
> converter.
> > This, however, only works with hard drives, not with floppy drives (IDE
> > floppy drives have different connectors and cable size). Your only chance
> > with this is to find an old computer with a 5.25." drive, which
> motherboard
> > *and* BIOS caters for floppy drives. Newer motherboards have neither the
> > bus connector for floppy drives nor the BIOS option to activate it. Maybe
> > if you find someone with an old Pentium I/II/III computer (or buy an old
> > computer on eBay, if you can find it), you might be able to do this. Cf.
> >
> http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?28172-USB-5-25-quot-Floppy-Drive[http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?28172-USB-5-25-quot-Floppy-Drive]
> >
> > Best,
> > Alex
> >
> >
> > Gesendet: Freitag, 14. März 2014 um 13:50 Uhr
> > Von: "John Williams (NMC)" <[log in to unmask]>
> > An: [log in to unmask]
> > Betreff: Reading 5.25 Floppy Discs
> > A colleague in the Museum has asked if we might be able to recover data
> > from a 5.25 inch floppy disc.
> >
> > Like many of you we have disposed of all the devices we had that used
> this
> > format but I wondered if anyone here might be able to suggest someone who
> > still has the ability to read these discs ?
> >
> > John
> >
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