#floppy-disk — Public Fediverse posts

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: https://archive.org/details/gunship-2000_amiga
Campaign: https://archive.org/details/campaign_amiga
Dogfight: https://archive.org/details/dogfight_amiga

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

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

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: https://archive.org/details/gunship-2000_amiga
Campaign: https://archive.org/details/campaign_amiga
Dogfight: https://archive.org/details/dogfight_amiga

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

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

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

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

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: https://archive.org/details/siedler_amiga

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

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: https://archive.org/details/siedler_amiga

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

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.

https://archive.org/details/sq3_amiga

Have fun!

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

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.

https://archive.org/details/sq3_amiga

Have fun!

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

One of the lovely prints by Melissa Barron that I brought home with me from INIT HELLO 2026. A portrait of an Apple IIe adorning my Apple IIe.

Original is acrylic on gessboard.

Her website: https://melissabarron.net

#INITHELLO

#AppleII #apple2forever #vintageApple #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #art #AppleIIe #Apple #applefans #CRT #floppydisk #setups #vintagetech #tech #nostalgia #photo #ByteCellar

One of the lovely prints by Melissa Barron that I brought home with me from INIT HELLO 2026. A portrait of an Apple IIe adorning my Apple IIe.

Original is acrylic on gessboard.

Her website: https://melissabarron.net

#INITHELLO

#AppleII #apple2forever #vintageApple #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #art #AppleIIe #Apple #applefans #CRT #floppydisk #setups #vintagetech #tech #nostalgia #photo #ByteCellar

An Embedded Linux on a Single Floppy

https://github.com/w84death/floppinux

#HackerNews #EmbeddedLinux #FloppyDisk #OpenSource #TechInnovation #LinuxCommunity

An Embedded Linux on a Single Floppy

https://github.com/w84death/floppinux

#HackerNews #EmbeddedLinux #FloppyDisk #OpenSource #TechInnovation #LinuxCommunity

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.

https://archive.org/details/@dfxthomas

Viel Spaß damit... 😎 😉

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

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.

https://archive.org/details/@dfxthomas

Viel Spaß damit... 😎 😉

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

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: https://archive.org/details/madtv_amiga-spiele-disc_diskette

Viel Spaß damit! 😜

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

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: https://archive.org/details/madtv_amiga-spiele-disc_diskette

Viel Spaß damit! 😜

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

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

#retrocomputing #floppydisk

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

#retrocomputing #floppydisk

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

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

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: https://archive.org/details/sq1_amiga

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

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: https://archive.org/details/sq1_amiga

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

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!

https://archive.org/details/@dfxthomas

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

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!

https://archive.org/details/@dfxthomas

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

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.

https://archive.org/details/maniac-mansion_amiga-spiele-disc_diskette

Viel Spaß! 😎 :computerfairies: 😜

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

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.

https://archive.org/details/maniac-mansion_amiga-spiele-disc_diskette

Viel Spaß! 😎 :computerfairies: 😜

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

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! 😉

https://archive.org/details/amiga-spiele-disc-10-maniac-mansion

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

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! 😉

https://archive.org/details/amiga-spiele-disc-10-maniac-mansion

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

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:
https://archive.org/details/wep_best-of

5.25inch floppy disks:
https://archive.org/details/wep_best-of_525

Have fun!

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

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:
https://archive.org/details/wep_best-of

5.25inch floppy disks:
https://archive.org/details/wep_best-of_525

Have fun!

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

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!

https://archive.org/details/wep_best-of_525

Enjoy! :computerfairies: 😎

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

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!

https://archive.org/details/wep_best-of_525

Enjoy! :computerfairies: 😎

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

RE: https://c.im/@jake4480/116714313563129578

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

RE: https://c.im/@jake4480/116714313563129578

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

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: https://archive.org/details/sq2_amiga

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

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: https://archive.org/details/sq2_amiga

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

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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.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/the-floppy-disk-patent-was-granted-today-in-1972-when-80kb-took-up-8-inches-and-were-really-floppy

#floppydisk

💾

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.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/the-floppy-disk-patent-was-granted-today-in-1972-when-80kb-took-up-8-inches-and-were-really-floppy

#floppydisk

The floppy disk patent was granted today in 1972 — when 80KB took up 8 inches and were really floppy
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/the-floppy-disk-patent-was-granted-today-in-1972-when-80kb-took-up-8-inches-and-were-really-floppy

#FloppyDisk #computing #history

The floppy disk patent was granted today in 1972 — when 80KB took up 8 inches and were really floppy
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/the-floppy-disk-patent-was-granted-today-in-1972-when-80kb-took-up-8-inches-and-were-really-floppy

#FloppyDisk #computing #history

On this day in 1972, the patent for the floppy disk was granted. So happy floppy disk day, again, kind of 🥳😎

#floppydisk #floppydisks #diskette #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #computinghistory

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/the-floppy-disk-patent-was-granted-today-in-1972-when-80kb-took-up-8-inches-and-were-really-floppy

On this day in 1972, the patent for the floppy disk was granted. So happy floppy disk day, again, kind of 🥳😎

#floppydisk #floppydisks #diskette #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #computinghistory

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/the-floppy-disk-patent-was-granted-today-in-1972-when-80kb-took-up-8-inches-and-were-really-floppy

The Man with No Sectors

#sketchbook #floppydisk

Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈 💾

#Pride #RetroComputing #FloppyDisk #525Floppy #C64

Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈 💾

#Pride #RetroComputing #FloppyDisk #525Floppy #C64

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!

https://archive.org/details/populous-electronic-arts-inc.-360k-kfx

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:

https://archive.org/details/@telev78

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

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!

https://archive.org/details/populous-electronic-arts-inc.-360k-kfx

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:

https://archive.org/details/@telev78

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

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."

https://86box.net/2026/05/31/86box-v6-0.html

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

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."

https://86box.net/2026/05/31/86box-v6-0.html

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

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!" 📟💀
https://spectrum.ieee.org/floppy-disk-data-preservation-archives #floppydisk #preservation #techinaccessibility #403error #nostalgia #dieshard #HackerNews #ngated

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!" 📟💀
https://spectrum.ieee.org/floppy-disk-data-preservation-archives #floppydisk #preservation #techinaccessibility #403error #nostalgia #dieshard #HackerNews #ngated

Looking at some demos on the Apple IIe.

Applestigation by Lethargy (2025)

https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=104986

#AppleII #Apple2forever #AppleIIe #demo #demoscene #scenedemo #CRT #video #mockingboard #chiptune #nostalgia #floppydisk #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #MOS6502 #vintageapple #Apple #tOad2025 #computers

Looking at some demos on the Apple IIe.

Applestigation by Lethargy (2025)

https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=104986

#AppleII #Apple2forever #AppleIIe #demo #demoscene #scenedemo #CRT #video #mockingboard #chiptune #nostalgia #floppydisk #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #MOS6502 #vintageapple #Apple #tOad2025 #computers

The good old days of #Microsoft :ablobcatbouncefast:

#internet #floppydisk

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:
https://archive.org/details/20230313

Game Preservation is important! :computerfairies:

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

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:
https://archive.org/details/20230313

Game Preservation is important! :computerfairies:

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