It seems at least the early versions need a fdc. Afaik my bare board is the 
first iteration. It also controls via usb (-c). I'm still figuring stuff out. 
Like "take 1 blue pill prior to initializing device". Or somethink like that.
     On Friday, January 20, 2023, 04:53:34 AM EST, Christian Corti via cctalk 
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 On Thu, 19 Jan 2023, Fred Cisin wrote:
> I would recommend 5170 (AT), to also have the 500K bps data transfer rate of 
> its FDC.

I just had a good laugh ;-)

> Newer PCs often have unnecessary complications.  Many no longer even support 
> floppies!

Since when does the Weazle need a floppy controller? It's an autonomous 
device. And you *do* need a modern PC since it is attached via USB.

Christian
  

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