If you need to read an 8" disk, I have a TRS-80 Model 1 with the expansion module sitting in my garage. You would be able to read not one but two 8" disks.
I'm not sure if it still works, but if anyone is interested in giving a home to an old dinosaur, let me know! J-F On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 7:26 PM Rick Leir <rl...@leirtech.com> wrote: > What about my 8" floppy disk, unused since it was in a pdp11, in 1978 > approx. > LOL > > > On January 17, 2024 3:22:06 PM EST, "Ian E. Gorman" <iegor...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> You can get hardware to use with a bare floppy drive. I don't know how >> good the hardware is. >> >> https://github.com/keirf/greaseweazle >> >> The software is free. The is a link to vendors of the hardware. >> >> Total cost of a setup might be around $300 Canadian. >> >> >> Ian G. >> >> On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 1:29 PM Nash JC - NCF <nas...@ncf.ca> wrote: >> >>> The subject is the topic. Does anyone have a device/machine that still >>> reads 5.25" floppies. There's a library/archive at Bishops U. looking >>> to do this for a non-exorbitant cost. Amazon popped up a device for about >>> 30 microseconds, and it wasn't expensive, but gone now. >>> >>> I have a curiosity interest, but only one or two old disks that I don't >>> need >>> to read. >>> >>> JN >>> >>> To unsubscribe send a blank message to >>> linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org >>> To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org >>> To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org >>> >>> >> >> -- > Sorry for being brief. Alternate email is rickleir at gmail dot com >
