#floppydisk — Public Fediverse posts

Ich hatte gestern noch ein paar Experimente mit neuen 3,5 Zoll Laufwerken gemacht und konnte einen deutschsprachigen Satz Windows 3.1 Disketten neu und vollständig per Greaseweazle auslesen. Die Datenträger stammen vom 4. August 1993.

Link: https://archive.org/details/mswin_3.1_de_1993

#Greaseweazle #KryoFlux #Diskette #FloppyDisk #Retro #RetroComputing #90er #90s #Microsoft #Windows #Preservation

I got my hands on another brand-new 3.5inch disk drive. The ALPS DF354H148F from 2003 just did a perfect job, reading IBM-PC, Mac 800K and Amiga 880K diskettes. Using a Greaseweazle V4.1 and/or KryoFlux board.

#KryoFlux #Greaseweazle #Macintosh #Amiga #Diskette #FloppyDisk #Preservation #90s

Okay, das ist echt ein Vorteil vom Greaseweazle im Vergleich zum KryoFlux: Das Ding funktioniert A) schon mit USB-C und liefert B) tatsächlich selbst den Strom zum Betrieb von zumindest den 3,5 Zoll Laufwerken. Damit spart man sich den eigenen Stromanschluss für das Laufwerk und kann das Setup so viel einfacher auch auf den Schreibtisch legen. Find ich extrem nice! 😎

#Greaseweazle #Retro #Diskette #KryoFlux #FloppyDisk #Preservation #Oldschool #80er #90er #Software

I just got myself a beautiful Greaseweazle V4.1. Here it is next to my trusty, old KryoFlux board. I have a feeling, these two are going to be best friends! 😜

#floppydisk #retrogaming #kryoflux #greaseweazle #dosgaming #diskette #retro #preservation

Falls jemand noch Spaß an klassischen DOS-Versionen hat, hab' ich hier soeben die vollständige, deutschsprachige Fassung von "PC DOS 7" hochgeladen. IBM nutzte hier Disketten im 1.840K großen XDF-Format, was ich eine interessante Besonderheit finde. Das 1998 erschienene, offizielle Y2K-Fix-Pack ist ebenfalls mit dabei. Funktioniert alles einwandfrei in 86Box!

https://archive.org/details/pcdos_7_de

Viel Spaß! 😜😎

#Retro #RetroComputing #90er #90s #IBM #DOS #XDF #KryoFlux #FloppyDisk #Diskette #IBMPC #86Box

Today, PC DOS 7 was the first time I personally encountered floppy disks in the 1.840K XDF format. For a moment, I was really confused and couldn't handle these disks at all. They appeared broken or unreadable, no matter what I tried! Luckily, after a little tinkering, I finally managed to make it work... and beautifully!

(HxCFloppyEmulator for the win! 😎 )

#FloppyDisk #KryoFlux #IBM #XDF #IBMPC #PCDOS #DOS #Diskette #90s #Preservation #Retro #IT #EDV #Tinkering #Computer

I just uploaded the original version of Lemmings for the Commodore Amiga to the Internet Archive. This is the international PAL release from 1991. I guess, it's nothing new or special, but this upload comes with good 600dpi scans of both diskettes, as well as KryoFlux streams and CT-RAW disk images. Have fun!

https://archive.org/details/lemmings_amiga-pal

#Amiga #Commodore #Lemmings #Diskette #PAL #90s #kryoflux #floppydisk #retrogaming #Retro #Gaming

I spent a few bucks on a pair of original PAL diskettes of Lemmings for the Commodore Amiga. Lemmings was first released on February 14, 1991. These disks don‘t even have a valid file system, so I need to use them as CT-RAW or KryoFlux streams.

P.S. I just uploaded complete scans and disk images:
https://archive.org/details/lemmings_amiga-pal

#retrogaming #floppydisk #kryoflux #Amiga #Commodore #Lemmings #Diskette #PAL #90s #Retro #Gaming

Holy shit, die Dinger sehen mal so richtig alt aus! Sind aber noch absolut intakte Microsoft System-Disketten mit Windows/286 2.11 aus dem Jahr 1989. Insgesamt 4 x 1.200K HD-Disketten im 5 1/4 Zoll Format. :computerfairies:

Ganz nebenbei ist das nun auch mein 500. Upload im Internet Archive. Viel Spaß damit! 😎

Link: https://archive.org/details/mswin_286_211_525_de

#Windows #Microsoft #1989 #Retro #RetroComputing #80er #80s #Diskette #FloppyDisk #MSDOS #DOS #KryoFlux

I was just listening to ATP Podcast, June 30 eposide, "And Do What?" (I'm a little behind in my listening).

The title is taken from the "Ask ATP" section of the show where someone wrote in asking what three vintage computers the hosts would like, if offered.

Responses were mixed, but early Macs and iOS devices were the main units discussed (and Casey's ThinkPads). Also discussed are those who just collect as an end in itself, and those who actually use these old systems. Getting them online was a big question for Marco.

I know I'm a little older than John, but I was surprised that no Apple II, C64, Atari 8-bits, etc. were mentioned, and I'm looking mainly at Marco who had the most to say about setting them up "and do what" then. How do you get programs onto these pre-internet computers?

I wanted to point out that there are a great many modern devices that make vintage computing much more approachable than the uninitiated may be aware of. I am the sort of collector that is primarily interested in using these systems, once acquired, and I have a room full of them -- most older than the systems discussed in the episode:

https://www.bytecellar.com/photo_pano.html

For most of my floppy-based systems, I've added various flash-based floppy disk emulation hardware and HD/large volume emulation hardware for others. Apple IIe, IIgs, TI-99/4A, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, my Amigas, NeXTstation, DOS 486, Tandy 1000, etc. As well, a few "WiFi modems" (serial to WiFi using ESP32 tech) get passed around to let them connect to my modern systems or the internet directly. There's a great deal of modern, enabling hardware for those in the hobby.

I use these systems quite often. None are my daily drivers, but one or two is usually on, doing something, on any given day. I'm not browsing the web on these, but demos, games, chat clients, data (tracker mods, video, etc.) streaming -- there's even a Mastodon client running on my 5x86 that actually does the TLS locally and supports image attachments.

There's a lot you can do with systems rather older than those discussed on the show, I'm here to say. :-)

#ATPPodcast #ATP #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #collecting #vintageapple #hobbies #nostalgia #computers #podcast #floppydisk #harddisk #GoTek #wifi232 #modem #modernretro #ByteCellar #tech #vintagetech

@siracusa @marcoarment @caseyliss

I just found pristine KryoFlux streams for the 5.25inch 360K Blockout diskette and thus upgraded my personal library, as well as this entry on the Internet Archive. Blockout is a true icon of 80s retro gaming!

Link: https://archive.org/details/blockout_525

#Blockout #EGA #CGA #IBMPC #Diskette #FloppyDisk #KryoFlux #Diskette #Tandy #InternetArchive #Preservation #80s #Retro #Gaming #RetroGaming #PCGaming #MSDOS #DOS #DOSGaming

From 1991, here are both of the SimCity graphics packs for Commodore Amiga. "Ancient Cities", as well as "Future Cities" for the 1 Meg Version of the game. Of course, you need the main game to use these. 😎

SimCity 1.2.2: :computerfairies: https://archive.org/details/amiga_simclassics_simcity_kfx

Graphics 1 - Ancient Cities: https://archive.org/details/simcity_amiga-1meg_graphics-1
Graphics 2 - Future Cities: https://archive.org/details/simcity_amiga-1meg_graphics-2

#RetroGaming #Retro #Gaming #SimCity #90s #Maxis #Diskette #KryoFlux #FloppyDisk #Commodore #Amiga

Oh, look what I just received in the mail! SimCity Graphics for the Commodore Amiga. These disks are for the 1 meg version of the game.

Right now, KryoFlux is doing its thing…

#Amiga #Retro #Gaming #RetroGaming #90s #FloppyDisk #Diskette #SimCity #Maxis #Commodore #KryoFlux #Preservation

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

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

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

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

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

Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈 💾

#Pride #RetroComputing #FloppyDisk #525Floppy #C64

Für die gut sortierte Retro-Sammlung! Der Microsoft Maustreiber und Software für MS-DOS und Windows 3.1. Deutschsprachige Version 9.01 auf einer einzelnen 5 1/4 Zoll HD-Diskette! Disk Image, KryoFlux Streams und 300dpi Scan! Alles, was sonst so da draußen rumfliegt, ist immer nur auf Englisch.

https://archive.org/details/ms-mouse-901_de_525

Viel Spaß! 😉

#RetroComputing #Retro #Microsoft #Maustreiber #MSDOS #Win311 #90er #90s #FloppyDisk #Diskette #KryoFlux

Heute gibt's mal wieder ein sehr seltenes Sammlerstück für eure PC-Retro-Sammlung! Vollständige Diskettenabbilder und Scans der Microsoft Windows 3.11 Fresh-Up Disketten aus dem Januar 1995. In deutscher und englischer Sprache!

https://archive.org/details/mswin_fresh-up_311_de

Viel Spaß damit! 😉

#Windows #Win311 #Microsoft #Retro #90er #90s #Disketten #Upgrade #Update #KryoFlux #FloppyDisk

Konnte heute einen wirklich schönen Satz an deutschsprachigen Windows 3.0 Disketten ergattern. Insgesamt fünf 5 1/4 Zoll 1200K HD-Disketten. Produktionsdatum war der 27.07.1990, also vor mittlerweile über 35 Jahren. KryoFlux bestätigt, dass alle Daten unverändert und perfekt lesbar sind.

P. S. : Hier nun der fertige Link: https://archive.org/details/mswin_3.0_de_kryoflux

#kryoflux #floppydisk #windows #microsoft #retro #tech #90s #90er #diskette #msdos

And just like that, someone generously uploaded complete and brand new Greaseweazle flux streams of the Sim City Graphics diskettes to the Internet Archive. Up until today, these streams had been missing from my personal collection. I'm so grateful to the retro community for sharing all of these precious data!

These disks are part of Digitoxin's "Maxis" collection: https://archive.org/details/20230521

#SimCity #KryoFlux #Greaseweazle #Diskette #FloppyDisk #Preservation #Retro #Tech #80s #90s #RetroGaming

...these magic red lights in the dark, when parents already in dreamland.

The phone line was glowing, my heart was pumping and chats where outer-space-like in the boxes.

Good old times - even the torture I had to accept afterwards cs of the phone bill...dish washing, gardening and cleaning bathrooms.

F**'it - It was worth the pain, and of course...Ups, I did it again §8-)

#retrocomputing #hacking #torrent #retrogaming #commodore #amiga #dialer #sys64738 #eprom #burningeyes #floppydisk

Hab tatsächlich lange überlegt, ob ich das hier überhaupt hochladen sollte:

Eine noch unfertige, nur für PC-Hersteller bestimmte OEM-Boot-Diskettenvorlage für Windows 95 SR-2. Noch ohne CD-ROM-Treiber, aber mit Anleitungen und OEM-Hinweisen zur Installation in AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS und DRVCOPY.INF durch den jeweiligen OEM-Partner.

Kopiert man eine funktionierende SAMPLE.SYS Treiberdatei auf die Diskette, funktioniert sie einwandfrei. Viele Hersteller passten eine solche Diskette aber natürlich noch weiter an.

https://archive.org/details/mswin_95_de_oem-sr2_bootdisk_template

Viel Spaß beim Basteln! 😉

#Windows95 #Win95 #OEM #Microsoft #BootDisk #Diskette #FloppyDisk #KryoFlux #Treiber #CDROM #90er #90s #RetroComputing #Retro

Hier gibt es nun auch noch die Windows 95 OEM CD-ROM des SR-2.1 aus dem Jahre 1997, sowie eine dazu kompatible Boot-Diskette mit CD-ROM-Treibern verschiedener Hersteller. Das Windows 95, Service Release 2.1 unterstützte bereits FAT32, Partitionen über einer Größe von 2GB, sowie grundlegende USB-Treiber. Die Boot-Diskette liegt sowohl als .img Disk Image, als auch in Form sauberer KryoFlux Streams vor.

CD-ROM: https://archive.org/details/mswin_95_de_oem_sr2.1
Boot-Diskette: https://archive.org/details/mswin_95_de_oem-sr2_bootdisk

Viel Spaß damit! 🙂

#CDROM #KryoFlux #FloppyDisk #Diskette #Windows95 #Win95 #Microsoft #90er #90s #RetroComputing #32Bit

JiffyDOS 1571 Upgrade: Turbocharge Your Commodore Disk Drive
#Commodore64 #Commodore1571 #JiffyDOS #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #8Bit #FloppyDisk #MonroeWorld #ActionReplay
https://theoasisbbs.com/jiffydos-1571-upgrade-turbocharge-your-commodore-disk-drive/?fsp_sid=3064

Would you look at that?! One of my USB floppy disk drives does actually support Microsoft's 1.68MB DMF diskettes! And here I was, thinking these disks were only readable by my KryoFlux controller. I guess, I was wrong! Amazing! 😃

#KryoFlux #FloppyDisk #DMF #Microsoft #Diskette #Windows95 #Win95 #RetroComputing

Die volle 32-Bit Power! Nach längerer Suche hab' ich es diese Woche endlich geschafft, eine vollständige, deutsche Diskettenversion von Windows 95 zu ergattern und alle Floppies erfolgreich per KryoFlux auszulesen. Hochgeladen wurden jetzt sämtliche IMG Images und RAW Streams, sowie hochauflösende JPEG-Scans sämtlicher 19 Datenträger. Zur Vollständigkeit halber hab ich euch auch noch das Windows 95 Service Pack 1 dazugelegt.

https://archive.org/details/mswin_95_de

Viel Spaß damit ihr wahnsinnigen Nerds! 😃

#Retro #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #Win95 #Windows95 #Windows #Microsoft #32Bit #DirectX #90er #90s #Oldschool #PCGaming #IBMPC #Diskette #FloppyDisk #KryoFlux

1541 Head Failure: Arctic Retro’s First Repair Attempt of 2026
#ArcticRetro #Commodore64 #Commodore1541 #FloppyDisk #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #HardwareRepair #8bit #C64 #PCBWay
https://theoasisbbs.com/1541-head-failure-arctic-retros-first-repair-attempt-of-2026/?fsp_sid=1838

Print Pixel Art to a Floppy Disk https://hackaday.com/2026/01/04/print-pixel-art-to-a-floppy-disk/ #Retrocomputing #dataencoding #floppydisk #bitmap #floppy

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Nostalgia Nerd, Windows 95, He-Man, CD32, Jail Floppies & More - Ramble 127

https://makertube.net/w/fZ7A6dKZgYzcn3BzJAAs62

If you're a fan of the original Lemmings, you might also appreciate this other game: "The Humans". It's a puzzle platformer, published in 1992 for the Commodore Amiga and later ported to IBM-PC and many other platforms.

Here's the original English Amiga version. KryoFlux streams, CT RAW and ADF disk images, as well as 600dpi disk scans:

The disks: https://archive.org/details/the-humans_amiga
The manual: https://archive.org/details/the-humans_amiga_manual/

Have fun! 😜

#RetroGames #RetroGaming #Amiga #Commodore #TheHumans #PuzzlePlatformer #FloppyDisk #KryoFlux #ADF #90s

I recall a floppy disk brand from the early '80s called "Verbrum." It was an offshoot of Verbatim, I am nearly certain. I cannot find any evidence that this existed in web searches.

Does anyone else remember this brand / sub brand?

#floppydisk #disks #magneticmedia #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #media #storage #nostalgia #vintage #disks

Happy 5.25 inch floppy disk day!

#525FloppyDay #525day #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #disks #floppydisk #storage #magneticmedia #retrogaming #vintagetech #nostalgia #holiday #geek #diskette #retrogames #games #photo #ByteCellar

#SymLink: CISA has released an OPSEC guide for election officials to bolster the security of election infrastructure. @GestaltIT @sfoskett #ElectionSecurity #FloppyDisk #Omnissa #Rundown
https://gestaltit.com/rundown/stephen/cisa-focuses-on-election-security-gestalt-it-rundown-july-10-2024/

My physical copy of the #MSX #MusicDisk #OuterSounds by the members of our Discord group #OuterHeaven has arrived!
A lovely 3½ inch double sided double density #diskette with a label by @bitsofbas, containing music and graphics by a bunch of my friends, and a couple of animations I contributed. :D

#FloppyDisk #MaySiXth #MSX2 #retroComputing #retroComputers #2DD

The dogcow jumped over the moon! #Moof

I made a floppy clock with custom plotted numbers in Chicago and Clarus.

#RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac #PenPlotter #FloppyDisk #525Floppy

These floppy disks look like they’re from the set of Severance.

#RetroComputing #FloppyDisk #525Floppy

#Starfield (Xbox Series X) made it almost 50 hours before it #crashed on me.

I’m an #Arena veteran of the #ElderScrolls series. I met the #VaultDweller in the first #Fallout, when it was on #FloppyDisk.

When it comes to a trade or load screen, I save first

Anyway, before that, the #glitches were minor.

I’m enjoying the game, but am trying to play nice through the main quest, so I can pillage and plunder afterwards 😆 🏴‍☠️

#pirate #smuggler #HanSolo #Mal #BrownCoat #Firefly #shiny

A view from my office, stacks of floppy disks everywhere 😅 11”x17” with a HP 7550 Plus

#PenPlotter #GenerativeArt #CreativeCoding #MastoArt #RetroComputing #FloppyDisk #525Floppy

It's the most wonderful time of the year: #525FloppyDay! I love using floppy disks as a medium to plot on as well as a subject of my pen plots.

Here's a selection of 5.25" floppy disk plots available in my shop =)

https://shop.paulrickards.com/floppy/

#RetroComputing #VintageComputing #PenPlotter #GenerativeArt #CreativeCoding #MastoArt #Art #Artist #ArtForSale #FloppyDisk #525Floppy