> In the modern era, there is some specialized hardware that can digitize a floppy disk at the level of magnetic flux changes. For a variety of reasons, the har

> In the modern era, there is some specialized hardware that can digitize a floppy disk at the level of magnetic flux changes. For a variety of reasons, the hardware developers focused on non-Apple II platforms, and a few unresolved technical differences prevented a community of Apple II-specific preservationists from reusing it. There is some new development on this front, and I’m optimistic that collectors will soon be able to create flux-level digital copies of Apple II floppy disks, and users will be able to boot original software in emulators. Nice timing! Applesauce is that product, mentioned here last week: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17256709 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17256709 I think 4am views it as another tool in his toolbox: https://twitter.com/a2_4am/status/993247470414127104 https://twitter.com/a2_4am/status/993247470414127104