It's very expensive all of this :S You really need to have important stuff
in those floppies.
And what about spending all this money and finding out the floppies are not
good anymore? :S
Fausto Fonseca
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On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 2:50 PM, "Alexander Von Lünen" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Wow, good find. This should work. Obviously, you need an actual FDD for
> this, plus the power supply for the FDD (also sold on that website for $25).
>
> Cheers,
> Alex
>
>
>
> Gesendet: Freitag, 14. März 2014 um 14:41 Uhr
> Von: "Fausto Fonseca" <[log in to unmask]>
> An: [log in to unmask]
> Betreff: Re: Reading 5.25 Floppy Discs
> Found one :D http://shop.deviceside.com/prod/FC5025
>
> Fausto Fonseca
> [log in to unmask]
> http://www.faustofonseca.com[http://www.faustofonseca.com]
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 2:38 PM, Fausto Fonseca <[log in to unmask]
> >wrote:
>
> > 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
> > [log in to unmask]
> > http://www.faustofonseca.com[http://www.faustofonseca.com]
> >
> >
> > 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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> >> http://www.faustofonseca.com[http://www.faustofonseca.com]
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 2:25 PM, HARRIS TONY <
> >> [log in to unmask]
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> > 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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> >> > Sent: 14 March 2014 14:13
> >> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >> > 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][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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