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The sources I could find say that they didn't replace the computers accessing the data. They are still IBM Series/1 [1] machines. So whatever is being used, t
by tyingq 3y ago
The sources I could find say that they didn't replace the computers accessing the data. They are still IBM Series/1 [1] machines. So whatever is being used, there has to be some kind of floppy (or tape, etc) emulator in front of it.
It's likely the floppy drive in question was an IBM 23FD "Minnow"[2]. The capacity and timeframe matches up.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Series/1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Series/1
[2] https://historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=885 https://historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=885
- uni_rule 3y agoThe US military after using 37 different shell companies to purchase hundreds of gotek floppy emulators and 5.25" to 3.5" drive brackets: > Damn I'm good at modernization
- tyingq 3y agoWell, they will also need 8" to 5.25".
- briffle 3y agothose were 16-bit machines so perhaps they have to find aging flash drives smaller than 2GB?