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  1. I just uploaded a few more Amiga classics to the Internet Archive! "Gunship 2000", "Campaign" and "Dogfight" just went online. All of them on blue 880K DD diskettes, bootable on the original Amiga 500. 😜

    Gunship 2000: archive.org/details/gunship-20
    Campaign: archive.org/details/campaign_a
    Dogfight: archive.org/details/dogfight_a

    My gratitude, once again, goes out to @schnedan for his disk donations!

    #RetroGaming #Amiga #Gaming #Retro #90s #90er #Commodore #Simulation #WarGames #Diskette #KryoFlux #FloppyDisk

  2. I just uploaded a few more Amiga classics to the Internet Archive! "Gunship 2000", "Campaign" and "Dogfight" just went online. All of them on blue 880K DD diskettes, bootable on the original Amiga 500. 😜

    Gunship 2000: archive.org/details/gunship-20
    Campaign: archive.org/details/campaign_a
    Dogfight: archive.org/details/dogfight_a

    My gratitude, once again, goes out to @schnedan for his disk donations!

    #RetroGaming #Amiga #Gaming #Retro #90s #90er #Commodore #Simulation #WarGames #Diskette #KryoFlux #FloppyDisk

  3. I just love it how Gunship 2000 for Amiga back in 1993 just straight-up offers you to make copies of your disks before booting up the game! Very customer-friendly!

    #Gunship2000 #Amiga #Commodore #FloppyDisk #Backup #Retro #RetroGaming #Gaming #90s #90er #StopKillingGames #Preservation

  4. I just love it how Gunship 2000 for Amiga back in 1993 just straight-up offers you to make copies of your disks before booting up the game! Very customer-friendly!

    #Gunship2000 #Amiga #Commodore #FloppyDisk #Backup #Retro #RetroGaming #Gaming #90s #90er #StopKillingGames #Preservation

  5. Falls da noch jemand Bock drauf hat: Hab gerade einen schönen Diskettensatz des Spiels "Die Siedler" für Commodore Amiga ins Internet Archive geladen! Die deutschsprachige PAL-Version mit kompletten KryoFlux Streams, CT RAW- und ADF-Images und Scans aller Datenträger in 600dpi.

    Vielen Dank an @schnedan für die freundliche Disketten-Spende! 😎

    Link: archive.org/details/siedler_am

    #RetroGaming #Retro #Gaming #Amiga #Commodore #KryoFlux #Diskette #FloppyDisk #Siedler #BlueByte #90er #90s

  6. Falls da noch jemand Bock drauf hat: Hab gerade einen schönen Diskettensatz des Spiels "Die Siedler" für Commodore Amiga ins Internet Archive geladen! Die deutschsprachige PAL-Version mit kompletten KryoFlux Streams, CT RAW- und ADF-Images und Scans aller Datenträger in 600dpi.

    Vielen Dank an @schnedan für die freundliche Disketten-Spende! 😎

    Link: archive.org/details/siedler_am

    #RetroGaming #Retro #Gaming #Amiga #Commodore #KryoFlux #Diskette #FloppyDisk #Siedler #BlueByte #90er #90s

  7. New upload! Space Quest, chapter III: "The Pirates of Pestulon" for the Commodore Amiga. A 3D Adventure Game from 1989. Complete 4x ADF disk images, as well as 600dpi scans of the diskettes.

    archive.org/details/sq3_amiga

    Have fun!

    #SpaceQuest #FloppyDisk #Diskette #Amiga #Commodore #SciFi #Space #RetroGaming #Retro #Gaming #80s #RogerWilco

  8. New upload! Space Quest, chapter III: "The Pirates of Pestulon" for the Commodore Amiga. A 3D Adventure Game from 1989. Complete 4x ADF disk images, as well as 600dpi scans of the diskettes.

    archive.org/details/sq3_amiga

    Have fun!

    #SpaceQuest #FloppyDisk #Diskette #Amiga #Commodore #SciFi #Space #RetroGaming #Retro #Gaming #80s #RogerWilco

  9. Falls wider Erwarten jemand dafür noch Verwendung hat: Ich hab heute Abend einen ganzen Stapel alter Workbench 1.3.2 Disketten online gestelllt. Verschiedene Versionen für den Amiga A500/A2000. Die dürften alle um 1989 erschienen sein. Deutsche Releases, jedoch großteils auf Englisch, wie damals noch üblich.

    archive.org/details/@dfxthomas

    Viel Spaß damit... 😎 😉

    #Commodore #Amiga #Retro #RetroComputing #Workbench #A500 #A2000 #80s #80er #Disketten #FloppyDisk

  10. Falls wider Erwarten jemand dafür noch Verwendung hat: Ich hab heute Abend einen ganzen Stapel alter Workbench 1.3.2 Disketten online gestelllt. Verschiedene Versionen für den Amiga A500/A2000. Die dürften alle um 1989 erschienen sein. Deutsche Releases, jedoch großteils auf Englisch, wie damals noch üblich.

    archive.org/details/@dfxthomas

    Viel Spaß damit... 😎 😉

    #Commodore #Amiga #Retro #RetroComputing #Workbench #A500 #A2000 #80s #80er #Disketten #FloppyDisk

  11. So, jetzt kam ich am Ende des Tages auch noch dazu, die MadTV Diskette für den Amiga ins Internet Archive hochzuladen. Auch wenn die Diskette jetzt tatsächlich mal nicht kopiergeschützt ist, habe ich auch trotzdem sämtliche Disk Image Formate dazugepackt, die ich hatte. Also KryoFlux Streams, CTRAW und das normale ADF Disk Image.

    Link: archive.org/details/madtv_amig

    Viel Spaß damit! 😜

    #MadTV #Amiga #Commodore #Diskette #FloppyDisk #KryoFlux #Retro #RetroGaming #Spiele #90er #90s #AmigaOS

  12. So, jetzt kam ich am Ende des Tages auch noch dazu, die MadTV Diskette für den Amiga ins Internet Archive hochzuladen. Auch wenn die Diskette jetzt tatsächlich mal nicht kopiergeschützt ist, habe ich auch trotzdem sämtliche Disk Image Formate dazugepackt, die ich hatte. Also KryoFlux Streams, CTRAW und das normale ADF Disk Image.

    Link: archive.org/details/madtv_amig

    Viel Spaß damit! 😜

    #MadTV #Amiga #Commodore #Diskette #FloppyDisk #KryoFlux #Retro #RetroGaming #Spiele #90er #90s #AmigaOS

  13. I have a legit question: What is preventing the hobbyist community from making modern 5.25" floppy drives?

    #retrocomputing #floppydisk

  14. I have a legit question: What is preventing the hobbyist community from making modern 5.25" floppy drives?

    #retrocomputing #floppydisk

  15. So I've been messing about this evening with these 1541 and 1571 drives that I calibrated in recent weeks. In the case of the 1541, I remember as a kid having a black metal disk notcher for making the other side of your floppies usable.

    I have no idea where that ended up. It might be collecting dust on a shelf or in a drawer at my parents' house for decades now. People are selling them for $70-$90 plus shipping on eBay which is beyond hilarious to me.

    #retrocomputing #floppydisk #commodore64

  16. So I've been messing about this evening with these 1541 and 1571 drives that I calibrated in recent weeks. In the case of the 1541, I remember as a kid having a black metal disk notcher for making the other side of your floppies usable.

    I have no idea where that ended up. It might be collecting dust on a shelf or in a drawer at my parents' house for decades now. People are selling them for $70-$90 plus shipping on eBay which is beyond hilarious to me.

    #retrocomputing #floppydisk #commodore64

  17. My virtual Amiga 500 has very strict views concerning floppy disks and their copy protection! 😎 :clippy: 😉

    - Running SpaceQuest straight from the ADF disk image: "Go. Fuck. Yourself!"
    - Running SpaceQuest from the same KryoFlux stream, but using the CT-RAW disk image: "MY FRIEND!!!"

    Download-Link: archive.org/details/sq1_amiga

    #SpaceQuest #Amiga #CopyProtection #WinUAE #Commodore #Emulation #FloppyDisk #Diskette #RetroGaming #80s #80er #SierraOnline

  18. My virtual Amiga 500 has very strict views concerning floppy disks and their copy protection! 😎 :clippy: 😉

    - Running SpaceQuest straight from the ADF disk image: "Go. Fuck. Yourself!"
    - Running SpaceQuest from the same KryoFlux stream, but using the CT-RAW disk image: "MY FRIEND!!!"

    Download-Link: archive.org/details/sq1_amiga

    #SpaceQuest #Amiga #CopyProtection #WinUAE #Commodore #Emulation #FloppyDisk #Diskette #RetroGaming #80s #80er #SierraOnline

  19. Seltsam. Gestern waren plötzlich einige meiner Datenträger im Internet Archive nicht mehr sichtbar. Ich dachte schon, sie wären vom System gelöscht worden. Heute sind sie aber glücklicherweise alle wieder verfügbar. Puhhh! - 😎 - Aktuell sind es 480 :computerfairies: Einträge und weiter steigend!

    archive.org/details/@dfxthomas

    #InternetArchive #Diskette #RetroGaming #Retro #Gaming #80er #90er #80s #90s #FloppyDisk #IBMPC #Amiga #Commodore #DOS

  20. Seltsam. Gestern waren plötzlich einige meiner Datenträger im Internet Archive nicht mehr sichtbar. Ich dachte schon, sie wären vom System gelöscht worden. Heute sind sie aber glücklicherweise alle wieder verfügbar. Puhhh! - 😎 - Aktuell sind es 480 :computerfairies: Einträge und weiter steigend!

    archive.org/details/@dfxthomas

    #InternetArchive #Diskette #RetroGaming #Retro #Gaming #80er #90er #80s #90s #FloppyDisk #IBMPC #Amiga #Commodore #DOS

  21. Hier die Heft-Diskette der Zeitschrift "Amiga Spiele Disc", Ausgabe 10 mit einer Vollversion von "Maniac Mansion" für den Commodore Amiga. Im Zeitschriftenhandel erschienen am 25. August 1993. Die entpackten, bootfähigen Spieldisketten hab ich euch ebenfalls als ADF-Images beigelegt.

    archive.org/details/maniac-man

    Viel Spaß! 😎 :computerfairies: 😜

    #RetroGaming #WinUAE #Amiga #Commodore #Emulation #90er #80er #90s #80s #Lucasfilm #LucasArts #Diskette #FloppyDisk #AmigaDOS

  22. Hier die Heft-Diskette der Zeitschrift "Amiga Spiele Disc", Ausgabe 10 mit einer Vollversion von "Maniac Mansion" für den Commodore Amiga. Im Zeitschriftenhandel erschienen am 25. August 1993. Die entpackten, bootfähigen Spieldisketten hab ich euch ebenfalls als ADF-Images beigelegt.

    archive.org/details/maniac-man

    Viel Spaß! 😎 :computerfairies: 😜

    #RetroGaming #WinUAE #Amiga #Commodore #Emulation #90er #80er #90s #80s #Lucasfilm #LucasArts #Diskette #FloppyDisk #AmigaDOS

  23. Ruhiger Morgen im Büro heute. Treib' mich mal wieder n bisschen auf Archive.org rum und hab mir dieses alte "Amiga Spiele" Heft von Markt & Technik runtergeladen. Die alte Diskette für den A500 funktioniert noch super und per AmigaDOS Skript konnte ich mir zwei Spieldisketten von Maniac Mansion erzeugen. Wieder ein schönes Teil für die Sammlung! 😉

    archive.org/details/amiga-spie

    #RetroGaming #Amiga #ManiacMansion #LucasArts #LucasFilm #Adventure #Diskette #FloppyDisk #AmigaDOS #80er #90er #80s #90s

  24. Ruhiger Morgen im Büro heute. Treib' mich mal wieder n bisschen auf Archive.org rum und hab mir dieses alte "Amiga Spiele" Heft von Markt & Technik runtergeladen. Die alte Diskette für den A500 funktioniert noch super und per AmigaDOS Skript konnte ich mir zwei Spieldisketten von Maniac Mansion erzeugen. Wieder ein schönes Teil für die Sammlung! 😉

    archive.org/details/amiga-spie

    #RetroGaming #Amiga #ManiacMansion #LucasArts #LucasFilm #Adventure #Diskette #FloppyDisk #AmigaDOS #80er #90er #80s #90s

  25. Unlike some earlier releases, the "Best of Entertainment Pack" compilation from 1994 still works perfectly on Windows 9x. Microsoft "TETRIS for Windows" is still one of the best versions of Tetris ever made! 😉 😎

    3.5inch floppy disk:
    archive.org/details/wep_best-of

    5.25inch floppy disks:
    archive.org/details/wep_best-o

    Have fun!

    #Tetris #Microsoft #WEP #Win95 #Windows95 #Retro #RetroGaming #FloppyDisk #Diskette #Gaming

  26. Unlike some earlier releases, the "Best of Entertainment Pack" compilation from 1994 still works perfectly on Windows 9x. Microsoft "TETRIS for Windows" is still one of the best versions of Tetris ever made! 😉 😎

    3.5inch floppy disk:
    archive.org/details/wep_best-of

    5.25inch floppy disks:
    archive.org/details/wep_best-o

    Have fun!

    #Tetris #Microsoft #WEP #Win95 #Windows95 #Retro #RetroGaming #FloppyDisk #Diskette #Gaming

  27. Here's the legendary games compilation "Best of Microsoft Entertainment Pack" on 5.25inch floppy disks. Pristine KryoFlux streams, disk Images, as well as 600dpi scans.

    A must-have for Windows 3.x!

    archive.org/details/wep_best-o

    Enjoy! :computerfairies: 😎

    #RetroGaming #Microsoft #Windows #Gaming #Retro #90s #Tetris #FloppyDisk #KryoFlux #Diskette

  28. Here's the legendary games compilation "Best of Microsoft Entertainment Pack" on 5.25inch floppy disks. Pristine KryoFlux streams, disk Images, as well as 600dpi scans.

    A must-have for Windows 3.x!

    archive.org/details/wep_best-o

    Enjoy! :computerfairies: 😎

    #RetroGaming #Microsoft #Windows #Gaming #Retro #90s #Tetris #FloppyDisk #KryoFlux #Diskette

  29. RE: c.im/@jake4480/116714313563129

    Happy birthday, floppy disks!

    I never used 8" floppies, but I remember the excitement of my first 5 1/4", which meant I no longer had to save programs for my Trash-80 on cassette tapes. What a time to be alive!

    #UnofficialDiaryDates #FloppyDisk #RetroComputing

  30. RE: c.im/@jake4480/116714313563129

    Happy birthday, floppy disks!

    I never used 8" floppies, but I remember the excitement of my first 5 1/4", which meant I no longer had to save programs for my Trash-80 on cassette tapes. What a time to be alive!

    #UnofficialDiaryDates #FloppyDisk #RetroComputing

  31. I just unpacked this beautiful version of SpaceQuest II for the Commodore Amiga. The 880K diskette is perfectly readable, but… there‘s a savegame. Oh, well.. 😞 :computerfairies: 😉

    P. S. Here's the link: archive.org/details/sq2_amiga

    #RetroGaming #Kryoflux #FloppyDisk #Emulation #Amiga #Commodore #SpaceQuest #WinUAE #Diskette

  32. I just unpacked this beautiful version of SpaceQuest II for the Commodore Amiga. The 880K diskette is perfectly readable, but… there‘s a savegame. Oh, well.. 😞 :computerfairies: 😉

    P. S. Here's the link: archive.org/details/sq2_amiga

    #RetroGaming #Kryoflux #FloppyDisk #Emulation #Amiga #Commodore #SpaceQuest #WinUAE #Diskette

  33. 💾

    So, floppy disks are officially 54 years old, based on the patent application's grant and publication dates. However, work on this portable storage medium began in 1967 as part of IBM’s Project Minnow. This project proposed “a flexible Mylar disk coated with magnetic material that could be inserted through a slot into a disk drive mechanism and spun on a spindle” as a form of portable/removable media, instead of tape or punched cards.

    tomshardware.com/pc-components

    #floppydisk

  34. 💾

    So, floppy disks are officially 54 years old, based on the patent application's grant and publication dates. However, work on this portable storage medium began in 1967 as part of IBM’s Project Minnow. This project proposed “a flexible Mylar disk coated with magnetic material that could be inserted through a slot into a disk drive mechanism and spun on a spindle” as a form of portable/removable media, instead of tape or punched cards.

    tomshardware.com/pc-components

    #floppydisk

  35. Today, I am - once again - grateful to @Telev for his generous upload of "Populous" for the IBM-PC. This game is a true classic from 1989!

    archive.org/details/populous-e

    Telev78 is an excellent source for all kinds of unique floppy disk images on the Internet Archive! Reward him with a visit to his library! :computerfairies:

    archive.org/details/@telev78

    #RetroGaming #DOSGaming #IBMPC #DOS #DOSGaming #MSDOS #Populous #Simulation #InternetArchive #Greaseweazle #FloppyDisk

  36. Today, I am - once again - grateful to @Telev for his generous upload of "Populous" for the IBM-PC. This game is a true classic from 1989!

    archive.org/details/populous-e

    Telev78 is an excellent source for all kinds of unique floppy disk images on the Internet Archive! Reward him with a visit to his library! :computerfairies:

    archive.org/details/@telev78

    #RetroGaming #DOSGaming #IBMPC #DOS #DOSGaming #MSDOS #Populous #Simulation #InternetArchive #Greaseweazle #FloppyDisk

  37. 86Box v6.0 stable was just released!😁

    "This is the May 2026 update to 86Box, bringing in the obligatory bugfixes, some performance improvements, user interface updates and lots of new hardware."

    86box.net/2026/05/31/86box-v6-

    #86Box #Emulation #Emulator #Retro #RetroGaming #IBMPC #FloppyDisk #80s #90s

  38. 86Box v6.0 stable was just released!😁

    "This is the May 2026 update to 86Box, bringing in the obligatory bugfixes, some performance improvements, user interface updates and lots of new hardware."

    86box.net/2026/05/31/86box-v6-

    #86Box #Emulation #Emulator #Retro #RetroGaming #IBMPC #FloppyDisk #80s #90s

  39. In a shocking twist, the article explaining how to preserve floppy disks is as inaccessible as the technology itself. 🕵️‍♂️🔒 Nothing screams "relevant" like a 403 error—it's like the universe is saying, "Dude, just let them die already!" 📟💀
    spectrum.ieee.org/floppy-disk- #floppydisk #preservation #techinaccessibility #403error #nostalgia #dieshard #HackerNews #ngated

  40. In a shocking twist, the article explaining how to preserve floppy disks is as inaccessible as the technology itself. 🕵️‍♂️🔒 Nothing screams "relevant" like a 403 error—it's like the universe is saying, "Dude, just let them die already!" 📟💀
    spectrum.ieee.org/floppy-disk- #floppydisk #preservation #techinaccessibility #403error #nostalgia #dieshard #HackerNews #ngated

  41. Doing a bit of spring cleaning in the "Wing Commander" retro folder. So many different versions and formats, for MS-DOS alone!

    Digitoxin shares his collection:
    archive.org/details/20230313

    Game Preservation is important! :computerfairies:

    #WingCommander #RetroCollection #Preservation #Diskette #FloppyDisk #Collection #Retro #RetroGaming #90s #SpaceSim #DOS #MSDOS #DOSGaming #StopKillingGames

  42. Doing a bit of spring cleaning in the "Wing Commander" retro folder. So many different versions and formats, for MS-DOS alone!

    Digitoxin shares his collection:
    archive.org/details/20230313

    Game Preservation is important! :computerfairies:

    #WingCommander #RetroCollection #Preservation #Diskette #FloppyDisk #Collection #Retro #RetroGaming #90s #SpaceSim #DOS #MSDOS #DOSGaming #StopKillingGames