Floppy disk
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Formats for images of floppy disk data can be found at [[Disk Image Formats]]. | Formats for images of floppy disk data can be found at [[Disk Image Formats]]. | ||
| − | == | + | == 2 Inch == |
| − | [[ | + | * [[LT-1]] |
| − | * | + | * [[Video Floppy]] |
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| − | ** [[ | + | == 2 1/2 Inch == |
| − | * | + | * [[Sharp 2.5-inch floppy disk]] |
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| − | ** [[ | + | == 3 Inch == |
| − | ** [[ | + | * [[CF-2 Compact Floppy Disk]] |
| − | ** [[ | + | * [[MCD-1 Micro Cassette]] |
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| + | == 3 1/2 Inch == | ||
| + | * Acorn | ||
| + | ** [[Acorn double density 3 1/2" disk]] | ||
| + | ** [[Acorn high density 3 1/2" disk]] | ||
| + | * [[Akai Disk Format]] | ||
| + | * Amiga | ||
| + | ** [[Amiga double density disk]] | ||
| + | ** [[Amiga high density disk]] | ||
| + | * Apple | ||
| + | ** [[Apple double-density 3 1/2" disk]] | ||
| + | ** [[Apple high-density 3 1/2" disk]] | ||
| + | * Brother | ||
| + | ** [[Brother 120k]] | ||
| + | ** [[Brother 240k]] | ||
| + | ** [[Brother HD]] | ||
| + | * Commodore | ||
| + | ** [[Commodore 1581 disk]] | ||
| + | * IBM PC and compatibles | ||
| + | ** [[PC-DOS 720K format]] | ||
| + | ** [[PC-DOS 1.44M format]] | ||
| + | ** [[PC-DOS 2.88M format]] | ||
| + | * SAM Coupé | ||
| + | ** [[SAM Coupé disk]] | ||
| + | * ZX Spectrum | ||
| + | ** [[ZX Spectrum Beta Disc 3.5" floppy]] (see [[TR-DOS filesystem]]) | ||
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| + | == 4 Inch == | ||
| + | * [[IBM DemiDiskette]] | ||
== 5 1/4 Inch == | == 5 1/4 Inch == | ||
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** [[ZX Spectrum Beta Disc 5.25" floppy]] (see [[TR-DOS filesystem]]) | ** [[ZX Spectrum Beta Disc 5.25" floppy]] (see [[TR-DOS filesystem]]) | ||
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| − | + | [[File:floppy-disks-8in.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Some 8" floppy disks]]]] | |
| − | + | * DEC | |
| − | + | ** [[DEC RX01]] | |
| − | + | ** [[DEC RX02]] | |
| − | + | * IBM | |
| − | + | ** [[IBM Type 1]] (33FD) | |
| − | + | ** [[IBM Type 2]] (43FD) | |
| − | + | ** [[IBM Type 2D]] (53FD) | |
| − | + | ** [[IBM 23FD]] | |
| − | + | ** [[IBM 3740 format]] | |
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== Data encoding formats == | == Data encoding formats == | ||
Revision as of 21:30, 3 January 2021
- See also Filesystems, which are contained on Floppy Disks.
Formats for images of floppy disk data can be found at Disk Image Formats.
Contents |
2 Inch
2 1/2 Inch
3 Inch
3 1/2 Inch
- Acorn
- Akai Disk Format
- Amiga
- Apple
- Brother
- Commodore
- IBM PC and compatibles
- SAM Coupé
- ZX Spectrum
4 Inch
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
8 Inch
- DEC
- IBM
- IBM Type 1 (33FD)
- IBM Type 2 (43FD)
- IBM Type 2D (53FD)
- IBM 23FD
- IBM 3740 format
Data encoding formats
Devices to read floppy disks
- Device Side Data FC5025 USB 5.25" floppy controller
- KryoFlux
- DiskFerret
- Catweasel
- SuperCard Pro
- FluxEngine
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.
