#floppydisk — Public Fediverse posts

Wissen auf Diskette: PC Flugzeug V1.5... eine definitiv etwas seltsame Edutainment Software für MS-DOS aus dem Jahre 1992. Fragt mich nicht. Ich archivier' den Kram nur! Viel Spaß! 😜

https://archive.org/details/pc_flugzeug_v1.5

#MSDOS #DOS #90er #90s #Diskette #FloppyDisk #Edutainment #Flugzeug #Airplane #Retro

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 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

Using software written in 2026 (by @colin_mcmillen) on a computer released in 1983 to extract digital photos from a digital camera released in 1994.

Apple QuickTake 200 connected via serial to my 128K enhanced Apple IIe (video output via composite to CRT and to LCD via VidHD video card) with "large" volumes mounted via CFFA3000 flash storage card.

The 640x480 camera images (JPEGs) are decoded and scaled for display in the double high-res graphics mode at 560x192 monochrome pixels. Just lovely.

More about Colin's Quicktake for Apple II: https://www.colino.net/wordpress/quicktake-for-apple-ii/

#AppleII #QuickTake #QuickTake200 #Apple #vintageApple #apple2forever #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #photography #photo #retrocomputers #cameras #digitalcameras #CRT #floppydisk #vintagetech #tech #modernretro #FujiDS8 #AppleIIe #ByteCellar #setups

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

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

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

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

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

A floppy disk that fought back. 💾💥

KV300 antivirus (1996) came on special disks with hidden, un-copyable tracks. If it caught a pirated copy? It triggered a “logic bomb” — locking your hard drive until you manually repaired the partition table.

The police fined the company $400.

But for a while? Piracy had never been so dangerous.

#KV300 #FloppyDisk #Antivirus #RetroComputing #LogicBomb #90sSoftware #WangJiangmin

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

Okay, here's a long shot for the #Fedi hive mind. If you are in the intersection of "#musician or musician-adjacent in the 1980s" and "keyboard / #synthesizer aficionado", this one is for you.

In the mid- to late-80s, I used to spend a lot of time in music / #instrument stores (not selling CDs, selling guitars and amps and drums and whatnot). Synthesizer tech was advancing rapidly at this point, with digital starting to overtake analog by leaps and bounds.

At some point, one of the stores got a new #keyboard model in. I can't swear to it, but I think it was either a #Roland or a #Korg. This one had a floppy drive built in, on the side of the #synth. And they had a demo on a floppy disk that was incredible at the time.

It wasn't an official #demo disk. It was a normal consumer floppy, presumably copied far and wide. Hand-Sharpied on it was the name/title "Amin Phone". It was a musical, bright and upbeat piece, rock/pop, maybe 30s long, and included digital samples of a person's voice.

The entire thing was a ridiculous #answering machine outgoing #message. I think there was even a sampled voice at the end taken from someone leaving a message, commenting on it being over-the-top or something.

"Amin phone" is unsearchable on the 'net. Everyone has a phone, and there are millions of people named Amin or el-Amin.

Anyone else remember this? Anyone actually able to point to a recording of it?

#KeyboardDemo #SynthDemo #AminPhone #Amin #AnsweringMachine #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

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

MiSTer Floppy Interface Brings Real Amiga Disks to Minimig
#MiSTer #FPGA #Minimig #Amiga #RetroComputing #FloppyDisk #RobSmithDev #DE10Nano #Preservation #HomebrewHardware
https://theoasisbbs.com/mister-floppy-interface-brings-real-amiga-disks-to-minimig/?fsp_sid=3340

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

VCF Montreal 2026 Videos: The Post-Show Watch List
#VCFMontreal #VCFMontreal2026 #VintageComputerFestival #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #ComputerHistory #OldComputers #RetroTech #8bit #16bit #CRT #FloppyDisk
https://theoasisbbs.com/vcf-montreal-2026-videos-the-post-show-watch-list/?fsp_sid=2629

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

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Tonight, I'm having an absolute blast playing around with Microsoft's Flight Simulator 4.0 and its "Experimental Jet Aircraft" from the "Aircraft & Scenery Designer" expansion.

Seeing this old game, which is so dear to my heart, running super smooth in full SVGA resolution and with all of this extra in-game content makes my inner 12 year old jump up and down from excitement! This is what retro gaming is all about!

#RetroGaming #DOSGaming #Nostalgia #Microsoft #FlightSimulator #FloppyDisk #Diskette #MSDOS #SVGA #Emulation #86Box

Das hatte in meiner Retro-Sammlung noch gefehlt: Hab heute die beiden Disketten der deutschen "Defender of the Empire" Erweiterung für das Star Wars Spiel "TIE Fighter" bekommen. Was mir jetzt leider noch nicht zugeflogen ist, ist das entsprechende Handbuch dazu. Das vermisse ich bisher leider sogar in den großen Online-Sammlungen. Vermutlich selten. Mehhh.... muss ich finden. 😟

https://archive.org/details/tie_fighter_doe_de

#StarWars #TIEFighter #Diskette #FloppyDisk #DOSGaming #DOSGames #RetroGames #RetroGaming #MSDOS #DOS

I'm over the moon!!! My lovely friend Ilirej has gifted me this adorable piece from DEP and I love it so much!! Me and my hoard of floppy disks :D (I in reality have over 400)

Ilirej has been a huge supporter of the floppy disk commission idea (I've sent him 13 so far!), and was the first to be interested as well ^^

Ilirej's FA: https://www.furaffinity.net/user/ilirej
DEP (nsfw/X): https://x.com/DEP_BNUY

#furryart #furry #dragon #scalie #EasternDragon #floppydisk

It's sunday night before another work week. I'm spending the last few hours of the day playing around with the "Sound, Graphics & Aircraft Upgrade" for Microsoft's Flight Simulator 4.0. This definitely looks like a serious upgrade... FS4 in 800 x 600 SVGA. Astonishing!

Thanks again to @Telev for his generous upload! 😃
https://archive.org/details/sound-graphics-aircraft-upgrade-for-microsoft-flight-simulator

#RetroGaming #RetroGames #DOSGaming #DOSGames #Microsoft #FlightSim #FlightSimulator #SVGA #FloppyDisk #Diskette #MSDOS

I've been enjoying Pixel Parade on the Apple IIe today.

#AppleII #Apple2Forever #AppleIIe #Apple #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrogaming #CRT #LCD #floppydisk #slideshow #demo #tech #video

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

Flop rock: inside the underground floppy disk music scene [The Verge]

https://www.theverge.com/24034551/floppy-disk-music-scene-underground-diy

#music #tracker #mp3 #floppy #floppydisk #indie #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #MOD #S3M #XM #IT #soundcard #chiptune #scene

Perfect Sunday night: @TechTangents on TV after a good bath 💆‍♂️

#TechTangents #Twitch #livestream #live #tech #Sunday #floppy #floppydisk #floppydrive #floppydrives #oldtech #oldtechnology #belt #belts #nerd #nerdy #nerdlyfe