Does anyone know how I can get data off vintage 8" floppy disks. I have the disks and an external drive. I tried it on a 386 with no success. I suspect I will need to run it on an old 8088, but am not ...

The German Navy is seeking a new storage system to replace its old 8-inch floppy disks on its Brandenburg class F123 frigates. These frigates, vital for anti-submarine warfare, still use floppy disks ...

After recently stumbling upon my old collection of floppy disks, I set out on a quest to access their data using modern ...

Of all the things you could do when you put 64 floppy drives (floppy disks existed in a world without CDs, pen drives and fruit-based music playing devices) and eight eight-channel controllers with ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In the course of the 1960s and 1970s, ...

In a nutshell: Ken Shirriff is an IC reverse engineering enthusiast who enjoys restoring vintage computers and devices. While repairing an 8-inch HP floppy drive, the computer historian discovered an ...

Invented back in 1971, the floppy disk is remembered as one of the most iconic and reliable disk storage solutions. Specifically, it was the 3.5-inch floppy that became a literal icon, one we still ...

The term floppy disk has persisted over the years, but the ones you've likely dealt with aren't floppy. So what does the name ...