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> Could a usb floppy drive work? I don't have one. What kind of device interface do USB floppy drives use, and does Windows XP have drivers? I highly doubt it
by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago
> Could a usb floppy drive work?
I don't have one. What kind of device interface do USB floppy drives use, and does Windows XP have drivers? I highly doubt it (edit: others have pointed out that they use USB-FDD mode and is supported by Windows XP, so yes.).
The reason I don't have one is that although I have floppy drives, but I cannot find a single working blank floppy anymore... A floppy emulator that uses an SD card and the identical floppy interface should have better compatibility (but without the convenience of Plug & Play like USB), and you don't have to find a source of working floppy.
- soganess 7y agoThat's a brilliant idea. I didn't realize that existed, but it seems so obvious after you said it.
- bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y agoConsider the huge number of legacy industrial systems that are still using floppies today, the existence of floppy emulators is not a coincidence.
- seba_dos1 7y agoYou could even use a mobile phone or something like Raspberry Pi (Zero or 4) as a USB gadget to emulate floppy drive.