On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 7:37 PM, Nikolay Nikolov <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nickysn@users.sourceforge.net" target="_blank">nickysn@users.sourceforge.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="im">On 04/29/2013 12:49 PM, Michael Schnell wrote:<br>
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On 04/27/2013 02:11 PM, Bart wrote:<br>
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On 4/27/13, Reinier Olislagers <<a href="mailto:reinierolislagers@gmail.com" target="_blank">reinierolislagers@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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Noticed that an 8086 branch was merged to fpc trunk. Is it time to get<br>
out some 5.25" diskettes[1]?<br>
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[1] Shame I dumped all the accompanying hardware long ago ;) Perhaps<br>
break out DOSBOX ;)<br>
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I think I still can dig out some 8" single sided single density diskettes with 160 K or something.<br>
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Actually, for me, the most convenient way to transfer data to and from a vintage PC is via an RS232 null modem cable. You can connect it to your modern PC directly - even if you don't have an RS232 port, there are cheap USB to RS232 converters available, if necessary, while there's no normal way to attach a 5.25 inch floppy to a modern PC.</blockquote>
<div><br></div><div>Hi ,</div><div><br></div><div>Hmm... as far as know there should be no problem to use a 5.25 floppy with a modern PC ? ... as long as the motherboard has the floppy connector and you have a cable like this <a href="http://www.simulationexams.com/tutorials/aplus/core/images/fdd-cable.jpg">http://www.simulationexams.com/tutorials/aplus/core/images/fdd-cable.jpg</a> ? </div>
<div> </div></div><div><br></div>-- <br>Adrian M