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** [[Atari 810]] | ** [[Atari 810]] | ||
* CalComp | * CalComp | ||
| − | ** [[CalComp | + | ** [[CalComp Vistagraphic 4500 floppy disk]] |
* Commodore | * Commodore | ||
** [[Commodore 2040 disk]] (and 4040; for PET computers; preceded 1541 despite higher number) | ** [[Commodore 2040 disk]] (and 4040; for PET computers; preceded 1541 despite higher number) | ||
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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, | + | ** TRS-80 Model I, III, 4 |
*** [[TRS-80 single density 5.25" disk]] | *** [[TRS-80 single density 5.25" disk]] | ||
*** [[TRS-80 double density 5.25" disk]] | *** [[TRS-80 double density 5.25" disk]] | ||
** TRS-80 Color Computer | ** TRS-80 Color Computer | ||
| − | *** [[TRS-80 Color Computer single | + | *** [[TRS-80 Color Computer single sided 5.25" disk]] |
| − | *** [[TRS-80 Color Computer double | + | *** [[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]]) | ||
== 3 1/2 Inch == | == 3 1/2 Inch == | ||
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* SAM Coupé | * SAM Coupé | ||
** [[SAM Coupé disk]] | ** [[SAM Coupé disk]] | ||
| + | * ZX Spectrum | ||
| + | ** [[ZX Spectrum Beta Disc 3.5" floppy]] (see [[TR-DOS filesystem]]) | ||
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| + | == 2 Inch == | ||
| + | * [[LT-1]] | ||
| + | * [[Video Floppy]] | ||
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| + | == 2 1/2 Inch == | ||
| + | * [[Sharp 2.5-inch floppy disk]] | ||
== 3 Inch == | == 3 Inch == | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[CF-2 Compact Floppy Disk]] |
| + | * [[MCD-1 Micro Cassette]] | ||
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| + | == 4 Inch == | ||
| + | * [[IBM DemiDiskette]] | ||
== Data encoding formats == | == Data encoding formats == | ||
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* [http://www.deviceside.com/fc5025.html Device Side Data FC5025 USB 5.25" floppy controller] | * [http://www.deviceside.com/fc5025.html Device Side Data FC5025 USB 5.25" floppy controller] | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [[KryoFlux]] |
* [http://discferret.com/wiki/DiscFerret DiskFerret] | * [http://discferret.com/wiki/DiscFerret DiskFerret] | ||
* [http://wiki.icomp.de/wiki/Catweasel Catweasel] | * [http://wiki.icomp.de/wiki/Catweasel Catweasel] | ||
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== Other links and references == | == 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] | * [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. | ||
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* [http://openpreservation.org/blog/2016/09/01/an-8-floppy-disk-challenge/ An 8″ Floppy Disk Challenge] | * [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] | * [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]]. | ||
Revision as of 02:06, 15 September 2019
- See also Filesystems, which are contained on Floppy Disks.
Formats for images of floppy disk data can be found at Disk Image Formats.
Contents |
8 Inch
- DEC
- IBM
- IBM Type 1 (33FD)
- IBM Type 2 (43FD)
- IBM Type 2D (53FD)
- IBM 23FD
- IBM 3740 format
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
3 1/2 Inch
- Acorn
- Akai Disk Format
- Amiga
- Apple
- Commodore
- IBM PC and compatibles
- SAM Coupé
- ZX Spectrum
2 Inch
2 1/2 Inch
3 Inch
4 Inch
Data encoding formats
Devices to read floppy disks
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)
Utilities
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.
