Agreed; might as well just replace the whole system with an emulator while you're at it.
m On Mon, Jan 23, 2023 at 3:41 AM Christian Corti via cctalk < [email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, 21 Jan 2023, Bill Gunshannon wrote: > > Later today I plan to try FlashFloppy. My goal is to eventually > > replace all of my mechanical floppies with solid state ones. > > Why would one want to do that? > My goal would be the opposite. Upgrade all vintage computers with floppy > drives ;-) My experience is that, if handled correctly, floppies are one > of the most durable media, and they are definitely more fun on vintage > equipment than any form of modern replacement. For exchanging data between > the new and the old world, maybe it can be an option. But for classic > computing? No way I would replace a floppy drive if it isn't broken. > > Christian >
