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Formats for images of floppy disk data can be found at [[Disk Image Formats]]. | Formats for images of floppy disk data can be found at [[Disk Image Formats]]. | ||
− | == | + | == 2 Inch == |
− | * | + | * [[LT-1]] |
− | ** [[ | + | * [[Video Floppy]] |
− | ** [[ | + | |
− | * | + | == 2 1/2 Inch == |
− | ** [[ | + | * [[Sharp 2.5-inch floppy disk]] |
− | ** [[ | + | |
− | ** [[ | + | == 3 Inch == |
− | ** [[ | + | * [[CF-2 Compact Floppy Disk]] |
− | ** [[IBM | + | * [[MCD-1 Micro Cassette]] |
+ | |||
+ | == 3 1/2 Inch == | ||
+ | * Acorn | ||
+ | ** [[Acorn double density 3 1/2" disk]] | ||
+ | ** [[Acorn high density 3 1/2" disk]] | ||
+ | * [[Akai Disk Format]] | ||
+ | * Amiga | ||
+ | ** [[Amiga double density disk]] | ||
+ | ** [[Amiga high density disk]] | ||
+ | * Apple | ||
+ | ** [[Apple double-density 3 1/2" disk]] | ||
+ | ** [[Apple high-density 3 1/2" disk]] | ||
+ | * Brother | ||
+ | ** [[Brother 120k]] | ||
+ | ** [[Brother 240k]] | ||
+ | ** [[Brother HD]] | ||
+ | * Commodore | ||
+ | ** [[Commodore 1581 disk]] | ||
+ | * IBM PC and compatibles | ||
+ | ** [[PC-DOS 720K format]] | ||
+ | ** [[PC-DOS 1.44M format]] | ||
+ | ** [[PC-DOS 2.88M format]] | ||
+ | * SAM Coupé | ||
+ | ** [[SAM Coupé disk]] | ||
+ | * ZX Spectrum | ||
+ | ** [[ZX Spectrum Beta Disc 3.5" floppy]] (see [[TR-DOS filesystem]]) | ||
+ | |||
+ | == 4 Inch == | ||
+ | * [[IBM DemiDiskette]] | ||
== 5 1/4 Inch == | == 5 1/4 Inch == | ||
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** [[Atari 810]] | ** [[Atari 810]] | ||
* CalComp | * CalComp | ||
− | ** [[CalComp | + | ** [[CalComp Vistagraphic 4500 floppy disk]] |
* Commodore | * Commodore | ||
− | ** [[Commodore | + | ** [[Commodore 2040 disk]] (and 4040; for PET computers; preceded 1541 despite higher number) |
− | ** [[Commodore 1571 disk]] | + | ** [[Commodore 1541 disk]] (used with VIC-20 and C-64) |
+ | ** [[Commodore 1571 disk]] (used with C-128) | ||
* Compucolor | * Compucolor | ||
** [[Compucolor II disk]] | ** [[Compucolor II disk]] | ||
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** [[North Star MDS-A-D]] | ** [[North Star MDS-A-D]] | ||
* PMC | * PMC | ||
− | ** [[PMC MicroMate]] | + | ** [[PMC MicroMate floppy disk]] |
* Tandy | * Tandy | ||
− | ** [[ | + | ** TRS-80 Model I, III, 4 |
+ | *** [[TRS-80 single density 5.25" disk]] | ||
+ | *** [[TRS-80 double density 5.25" disk]] | ||
+ | ** TRS-80 Color Computer | ||
+ | *** [[TRS-80 Color Computer single sided 5.25" disk]] | ||
+ | *** [[TRS-80 Color Computer double sided 5.25" disk]] | ||
* Texas Instruments | * Texas Instruments | ||
** [[TI-99/4A 90K]] | ** [[TI-99/4A 90K]] | ||
** [[TI-99/4A 180K]] | ** [[TI-99/4A 180K]] | ||
** [[TI-99/4A 360K]] | ** [[TI-99/4A 360K]] | ||
+ | * ZX Spectrum | ||
+ | ** [[ZX Spectrum Beta Disc 5.25" floppy]] (see [[TR-DOS filesystem]]) | ||
− | == | + | == 8 Inch == |
− | + | [[File:floppy-disks-8in.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Some 8" floppy disks]]]] | |
− | + | * DEC | |
− | + | ** [[DEC RX01]] | |
− | + | ** [[DEC RX02]] | |
− | * | + | * IBM |
− | ** [[ | + | ** [[IBM Type 1]] (33FD) |
− | ** [[ | + | ** [[IBM Type 2]] (43FD) |
− | * | + | ** [[IBM Type 2D]] (53FD) |
− | ** [[ | + | ** [[IBM 23FD]] |
− | ** [[ | + | ** [[IBM 3740 format]] |
− | + | ||
− | ** [[ | + | |
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | ** [[ | + | |
− | ** [[ | + | |
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
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== Data encoding formats == | == Data encoding formats == | ||
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* [[GCR encoding]] | * [[GCR encoding]] | ||
* [[MFM encoding]] | * [[MFM encoding]] | ||
+ | * [[RLL encoding]] | ||
− | == | + | == Devices to read floppy disks == |
− | * [http:// | + | * [http://www.deviceside.com/fc5025.html Device Side Data FC5025 USB 5.25" floppy controller] |
+ | * [[KryoFlux]] | ||
+ | * [http://discferret.com/wiki/DiscFerret DiskFerret] | ||
+ | * [http://wiki.icomp.de/wiki/Catweasel Catweasel] | ||
+ | * [http://www.cbmstuff.com/proddetail.php?prod=SCP SuperCard Pro] | ||
+ | * [http://cowlark.com/fluxengine/index.html FluxEngine] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Disk transfer info == | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [http://retro.icequake.net/apple2pc.html Info on disk transfers between Apple II and PC/Mac] | ||
+ | * [http://xfrstn.newmuseum.org/ XFER STN (New Museum)] (available to artists for converting old-format works) | ||
+ | * [http://www.macdisk.com/lecten.php PC-Lect, program to read old disk formats] (for PC/MS-DOS; doesn't work in Windows past Win98) | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Utilities == | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [http://disktype.sourceforge.net/ disktype: detect format of disk or disk image] | ||
+ | * [http://digitalcontinuity.org/post/144268258748/floppy-disk-format-identifer-tool Floppy Disk Format Identifer Tool] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Other links and references == | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[Wikipedia:List of floppy disk formats|List of Floppy Disk Formats]], Wikipedia. | ||
+ | * [http://digitize.archiveteam.org/index.php/Floppy_Disks Digitize the Planet: Floppy Disks] | ||
* Michael Haardt et al's [http://www.moria.de/~michael/floppy/ Floppy User Guide] has some information on physical, magnetic, etc formats. | * Michael Haardt et al's [http://www.moria.de/~michael/floppy/ Floppy User Guide] has some information on physical, magnetic, etc formats. | ||
* [http://www.retrotechnology.com/herbs_stuff/drive.html Floppy drive tech info] | * [http://www.retrotechnology.com/herbs_stuff/drive.html Floppy drive tech info] | ||
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* [http://archive.org/details/commodore_protection Commodore copy protection books and manuals] | * [http://archive.org/details/commodore_protection Commodore copy protection books and manuals] | ||
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* [http://www.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=Rescuing_Floppy_Disks Rescuing Floppy Disks (Archive Team)] | * [http://www.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=Rescuing_Floppy_Disks Rescuing Floppy Disks (Archive Team)] | ||
* [http://archive.org/stream/bitsavers_kaypro3318uideFeb85_2222683/3318-A_Kaypro_Robbie_Users_Guide_Feb85#page/n15/mode/2up Care of diskettes] | * [http://archive.org/stream/bitsavers_kaypro3318uideFeb85_2222683/3318-A_Kaypro_Robbie_Users_Guide_Feb85#page/n15/mode/2up Care of diskettes] | ||
* [http://vimeo.com/64248011 Floppy disk archaeology lecture (video)] | * [http://vimeo.com/64248011 Floppy disk archaeology lecture (video)] | ||
+ | * [http://goughlui.com/?p=3239 Dealing with difficult disks and drives] | ||
+ | * [http://www.theonion.com/articles/new-improved-obamacare-program-released-on-35-flop,34294/ New, Improved Obamacare Program Released On 35 Floppy Disks (The Onion; humor)] | ||
+ | * [http://superuser.com/questions/231273/what-are-the-windows-a-and-b-drives-used-for What are the Windows A: and B: drives used for?] | ||
+ | * [http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/4226 The Flippy Disk Thing] | ||
+ | * [http://offog.org/notes/archiving/minifloppies/ Imaging 5.25" floppies] | ||
+ | * [http://www.dustbury.com/archives/17950 This could take a while...] | ||
+ | * [http://studioforcreativeinquiry.org/events/warhol-discovery Previously Unknown Warhol Works Discovered on Floppy Disks from 1985] | ||
+ | * [http://studioforcreativeinquiry.org/public/warhol_amiga_report_v10.pdf Detailed report on the Warhol graphic recovery (PDF)] | ||
+ | * [https://twitter.com/mikko/status/460883199690678273/photo/1/large One of the computers that would receive a nuclear launch order from the President still uses 8" floppy disks.] | ||
+ | * [http://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/softgame.html Library of Congress Recommended Format Specifications: Software/Gaming] | ||
+ | * [http://qanda.digipres.org/199/settings-should-imaging-floppy-disks-using-kryoflux-device What settings should be used when imaging floppy disks using a Kryoflux device?] | ||
+ | * [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g_xM_cmUAl2AIYwD3d_2IulZlOG6_JmDDf7FoIRW9EM/edit Spreadsheet of floppy formats and Kryoflux settings] | ||
+ | * [https://github.com/euanc/kryofluxDiskID Kryoflux Disk ID software; tries to identify disk types in image] | ||
+ | * [http://www.openplanetsfoundation.org/blogs/2014-06-26-bulk-disk-imaging-and-disk-format-identification-kryoflux Bulk disk imaging and disk-format identification with KryoFlux] | ||
+ | * [http://www.sugarcayne.com/2013/09/exile-zip-disks-floppies/ Zip Disks & Floppies: musical piece by artist who formerly used those media for storing beats] | ||
+ | * [http://dmweb.free.fr/?q=node/210 Notes on copy protection of Dungeon Master and Chaos Strikes Back for Atari ST and Amiga] | ||
+ | * [http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-10-Preview-Removes-Floppy-Disk-Drive-Support-468177.shtml Windows 10 Preview Removes Floppy Disk Drive Support] | ||
+ | * [http://forum.kryoflux.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=630&hilit=8+inch Some discussion of Shugart 801 8" drive] | ||
+ | * [http://www.macworld.com/article/3018315/storage/star-trek-creators-lost-words-recovered-from-old-floppies.html How Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry’s words were freed from old floppy disks] | ||
+ | * [http://openpreservation.org/blog/2016/09/01/an-8-floppy-disk-challenge/ An 8″ Floppy Disk Challenge] | ||
+ | * [http://openpreservation.org/blog/2016/09/02/digital-obsolescence-reproducing-data-cables/ Digital Obsolescence: Reproducing Floppy Data Cables] | ||
+ | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHRc-QMoUE4 The 8-Bit Guy: How Old School Floppy Drives Worked] (video) | ||
+ | * [http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/11986 Working with Floppy Disks from the 1980s] | ||
See also [[Disk Imaging Software & Systems]]. | See also [[Disk Imaging Software & Systems]]. |
Latest revision as of 21:30, 3 January 2021
- See also Filesystems, which are contained on Floppy Disks.
Formats for images of floppy disk data can be found at Disk Image Formats.
Contents |
[edit] 2 Inch
[edit] 2 1/2 Inch
[edit] 3 Inch
[edit] 3 1/2 Inch
- Acorn
- Akai Disk Format
- Amiga
- Apple
- Brother
- Commodore
- IBM PC and compatibles
- SAM Coupé
- ZX Spectrum
[edit] 4 Inch
[edit] 5 1/4 Inch
- Acorn
- APF
- Apple
- Apple II 13 sector disk (Apple DOS 3.2)
- Apple II 16 sector disk (Apple DOS 3.3, ProDOS, Apple III SOS)
- Twiggy floppy (Apple Lisa)
- Atari
- CalComp
- Commodore
- Commodore 2040 disk (and 4040; for PET computers; preceded 1541 despite higher number)
- Commodore 1541 disk (used with VIC-20 and C-64)
- Commodore 1571 disk (used with C-128)
- Compucolor
- IBM PC and compatible
- Kaypro
- North Star
- PMC
- Tandy
- TRS-80 Model I, III, 4
- TRS-80 Color Computer
- Texas Instruments
- ZX Spectrum
[edit] 8 Inch
- DEC
- IBM
- IBM Type 1 (33FD)
- IBM Type 2 (43FD)
- IBM Type 2D (53FD)
- IBM 23FD
- IBM 3740 format
[edit] Data encoding formats
[edit] Devices to read floppy disks
- Device Side Data FC5025 USB 5.25" floppy controller
- KryoFlux
- DiskFerret
- Catweasel
- SuperCard Pro
- FluxEngine
[edit] Disk transfer info
- Info on disk transfers between Apple II and PC/Mac
- XFER STN (New Museum) (available to artists for converting old-format works)
- PC-Lect, program to read old disk formats (for PC/MS-DOS; doesn't work in Windows past Win98)
[edit] Utilities
[edit] Other links and references
- List of Floppy Disk Formats, Wikipedia.
- Digitize the Planet: Floppy Disks
- Michael Haardt et al's Floppy User Guide has some information on physical, magnetic, etc formats.
- Floppy drive tech info
- Commodore copy protection books and manuals
- Rescuing Floppy Disks (Archive Team)
- Care of diskettes
- Floppy disk archaeology lecture (video)
- Dealing with difficult disks and drives
- New, Improved Obamacare Program Released On 35 Floppy Disks (The Onion; humor)
- What are the Windows A: and B: drives used for?
- The Flippy Disk Thing
- Imaging 5.25" floppies
- This could take a while...
- Previously Unknown Warhol Works Discovered on Floppy Disks from 1985
- Detailed report on the Warhol graphic recovery (PDF)
- One of the computers that would receive a nuclear launch order from the President still uses 8" floppy disks.
- Library of Congress Recommended Format Specifications: Software/Gaming
- What settings should be used when imaging floppy disks using a Kryoflux device?
- Spreadsheet of floppy formats and Kryoflux settings
- Kryoflux Disk ID software; tries to identify disk types in image
- Bulk disk imaging and disk-format identification with KryoFlux
- Zip Disks & Floppies: musical piece by artist who formerly used those media for storing beats
- Notes on copy protection of Dungeon Master and Chaos Strikes Back for Atari ST and Amiga
- Windows 10 Preview Removes Floppy Disk Drive Support
- Some discussion of Shugart 801 8" drive
- How Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry’s words were freed from old floppy disks
- An 8″ Floppy Disk Challenge
- Digital Obsolescence: Reproducing Floppy Data Cables
- The 8-Bit Guy: How Old School Floppy Drives Worked (video)
- Working with Floppy Disks from the 1980s
See also Disk Imaging Software & Systems.