On 04/29/2013 12:49 PM, Michael Schnell wrote:
On 04/27/2013 02:11 PM, Bart wrote:
On 4/27/13, Reinier Olislagers <reinierolislag...@gmail.com> wrote:
Noticed that an 8086 branch was merged to fpc trunk. Is it time to get
out some 5.25" diskettes[1]?
[1] Shame I dumped all the accompanying hardware long ago ;) Perhaps
break out DOSBOX ;)
I think I still can dig out some 8" single sided single density
diskettes with 160 K or something.
Actually, for me, the most convenient way to transfer data to and from a
vintage PC is via an RS232 null modem cable. You can connect it to your
modern PC directly - even if you don't have an RS232 port, there are
cheap USB to RS232 converters available, if necessary, while there's no
normal way to attach a 5.25 inch floppy to a modern PC.
Nikolay
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