<p>Am 30.04.2013 00:42 schrieb "Rolf Grunsky" <<a href="mailto:rgrunsky@sympatico.ca">rgrunsky@sympatico.ca</a>>:<br>
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> On 13-04-29 04:48 PM, Adrian Maier wrote:<br>
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>> On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 7:37 PM, Nikolay Nikolov<br>
>> <<a href="mailto:nickysn@users.sourceforge.net">nickysn@users.sourceforge.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:nickysn@users.sourceforge.net">nickysn@users.sourceforge.net</a>>><br>
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>> wrote:<br>
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>> 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">reinierolislagers@gmail.com</a><br>
>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:reinierolislagers@gmail.com">reinierolislagers@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
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>> Noticed that an 8086 branch was merged to fpc trunk. Is<br>
>> 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<br>
>> ago ;) Perhaps<br>
>> break out DOSBOX ;)<br>
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>> I think I still can dig out some 8" single sided single density<br>
>> diskettes with 160 K or something.<br>
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>> Actually, for me, the most convenient way to transfer data to and<br>
>> from a vintage PC is via an RS232 null modem cable. You can connect<br>
>> it to your modern PC directly - even if you don't have an RS232<br>
>> port, there are cheap USB to RS232 converters available, if<br>
>> necessary, while there's no normal way to attach a 5.25 inch floppy<br>
>> to a modern PC.<br>
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>> Hi ,<br>
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>> Hmm... as far as know there should be no problem to use a 5.25 floppy<br>
>> with a modern PC ? ... as long as the motherboard has the floppy<br>
>> connector and you have a cable like this<br>
>> <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> ?<br>
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>> --<br>
>> Adrian M<br>
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> Most (all?) current boards no longer have a floppy connector. My most recent motherboard, a mini-atx, doesn't even have an IDE connector.</p>
<p>And of course there don't exist any USB floppy controllers... <a href="http://www.kryoflux.com/">http://www.kryoflux.com/</a> :)</p>
<p>Regards,<br>
Sven</p>