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Ui 😲 Das #Greaseweazle läuft ja wunderbar unter Linux - zwar ohne GUI, aber nach ein paar Minuten hat man sich an den CLI gewöhnt 😉 jetzt kann man neben einem Serienmarathon auch schön wieder Disketten umwandeln ❤️
#amiga #atarist #retrocomputing

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

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

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

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

UnifiedFloppyTool is a cross-platform tool for working with floppy disk images, offering a uniform interface and functionality for creating, editing and managing various formats of classic floppy disk images. Version 4.1.0 offers, among others, the following changes:

https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2026-02-00087-EN.html

#retrocomputing #KryoFlux #Greaseweazle #Amiga

I found a disk with a odd format: 720k. Normal for a DSDD 3½" disk under DOS, but this is a *5¼"* disk.

Greaseweazle will image it just fine if you tell it to read an IBM 720k 3½ disk and point it at a 5¼ drive.

PC98 had a 720k 5¼ format, but this ain't it, at least according to GW's pc98.* tools. Plus, it's all English, so.

IBM DOS & MS-DOS will give a file listing, but trying to access any files causes the drive to make awful noises.

#RetroComputing #Floppy #Greaseweazle

I've been meaning to pick one of these up for a while. Sheer laziness on my part.

A Greaseweazle from decromancer.ca

An old old friend of mine dropped a letter into the box as well! @wohali

https://social.sdf.org/@elb/114889457432639331

#BSD #GreaseWeazle

Floppy Preservation Toolkit: UnifiedFloppyTool v4.0.0 for Flux Imaging
#UnifiedFloppyTool #FloppyDisks #FluxImaging #DiskImaging #RetroComputing #DigitalPreservation #DataRecovery #Greaseweazle #KryoFlux #Amiga #Commodore64 #AtariST #AppleII #TRS80
https://theoasisbbs.com/floppy-preservation-toolkit-unifiedfloppytool-v4-0-0-for-flux-imaging/?fsp_sid=1763

Checkmate 1500+ makeover for an Amiga 3000 look
#Amiga #Amiga3000 #Checkmate1500Plus #RetroComputing #3DPrinting #Greaseweazle #FloppyDisks #RetroHardware #Workbench #ClassicComputing
https://theoasisbbs.com/checkmate-1500-makeover-for-an-amiga-3000-look/?fsp_sid=1514

Checkmate 1500+ makeover for an Amiga 3000 look
#Amiga #Amiga3000 #Checkmate1500Plus #RetroComputing #3DPrinting #Greaseweazle #FloppyDisks #RetroHardware #Workbench #ClassicComputing
https://theoasisbbs.com/checkmate-1500-makeover-for-an-amiga-3000-look/?fsp_sid=1514

Checkmate 1500+ makeover for an Amiga 3000 look
#Amiga #Amiga3000 #Checkmate1500Plus #RetroComputing #3DPrinting #Greaseweazle #FloppyDisks #RetroHardware #Workbench #ClassicComputing
https://theoasisbbs.com/checkmate-1500-makeover-for-an-amiga-3000-look/?fsp_sid=1514

Checkmate 1500+ makeover for an Amiga 3000 look
#Amiga #Amiga3000 #Checkmate1500Plus #RetroComputing #3DPrinting #Greaseweazle #FloppyDisks #RetroHardware #Workbench #ClassicComputing
https://theoasisbbs.com/checkmate-1500-makeover-for-an-amiga-3000-look/?fsp_sid=1514

Checkmate 1500+ makeover for an Amiga 3000 look
#Amiga #Amiga3000 #Checkmate1500Plus #RetroComputing #3DPrinting #Greaseweazle #FloppyDisks #RetroHardware #Workbench #ClassicComputing
https://theoasisbbs.com/checkmate-1500-makeover-for-an-amiga-3000-look/?fsp_sid=1514

FluxMyFluffyFloppy, a Greaseweazle Tools GUI for Windows, in version 5.2.7 now also supports a fourth floppy drive.

https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2026-01-00062-EN.html

#Greaseweazle #GUI #GreaseweazleTools #Amiga

Used greaseweazle to recover old DOS floppies from the 1980s including an essay I used to apply to college. My family is getting a kick out of it, though incredulous of the essay! I need to write up the process since it was surprising hard to get working with non-standard 320KB MS-DOS 1.1 floppies! #retrocomputing #greaseweazle

Another awesome contribution by @Telev - Microsoft Flight Simulator v2.10A for IBM-PC CGA. A gem from 1984... almost as old as I am! 😜

https://archive.org/details/microsoft-flight-simulator-1984-v-2.10-a-160-k-booter-cp-flux

#Microsoft #FlightSimulator #FlightSim #MSDOS #IBMPC #FloppyDisk #Greaseweazle #Diskette #RetroGaming #DOSGaming #PCGaming

In addition to bug fixes, the changes in version 1.23 include disk definitions for Kaypro and Eagle computers as well as support for a fourth unit on the Shugart bus (which requires at least firmware version 1.7).

https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-12-00080-EN.html

#GreaseweazleTools #Greaseweazle

AmiBootEnv Turns a Spare Office PC into a Bootable Amiga Box
#AmiBootEnv #retronugan #Amiga #Amiberry #DebianLinux #rEFInd #AROS #Greaseweazle #FloppyDriveBridge #RetroComputing
https://theoasisbbs.com/amibootenv-turns-a-spare-office-pc-into-a-bootable-amiga-box/?feed_id=7141&_unique_id=6942c818ad664

Une "documentation" en une image pour la création de la disquette : j'ai téléchargé l'image sur le site https://sebhc.github.io/sebhc/ , et j'ai ajouté les métadonnées manquantes avec HxCFloppyEmulator (FM, 40 pistes, 10 secteurs, 256 octets/secteur, etc ...) puis exporté un fichier .hfe qui a servi à créer la disquette avec la carte #GreaseWeazle
#retrocomputing

FrankieTheFluff' has released version 5.2.5 of his graphical user interface FluxMyFluffyFloppy (for Windows) for Greaseweazle Tools v1.22:

https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-10-00086-EN.html

#Amiga #floppydisk #Greaseweazle

#greaseweazle setup with flying leads. The 3.5“ drive requires only 5V, which is nice!
#retrocomputing #commodore #amiga500

What about copying the raw flux data using a #Greaseweazle? That should copy everything, including copy protection. Having the raw data gives you all opportunities down the road.

github.com/keirf/Greaseweazle/…

@root42

ADFDiskBox is a graphical user interface for the Greaseweazle Host Tools and is intended to simplify the reading and writing of Amiga disks and disk images (ADF, SCP:AmigaDOS, RawSCP).

With version 2.6.3, saving settings should now work again.

https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-07-00095-EN.html

#Amiga #disks #Greaseweazle #GreaseweazleTools

I have a TEAC FD-55GFR, as far as I'm aware it's normally not able to write to anything lesser than High Density (1.2MB) 5.25 diskettes (just based on an info page I found)

It does seem that the Greaseweazle can force it to write to lesser density disks, but, perhaps only on one side? I can only get it to write on what I believe is the 'top' side (ie. the side when intended orientation is used when you insert the disk)

The disks are BASF branded labelled as 2S/2D, which I *assume* means they are 2-sided and double-density, but now I am doubting myself or these disks are incorrectly labeled!

If anyone knows anything that'd be cool :>

#floppydisk #vintagecomputing #GreaseWeazle

Flux is a lil puffed out from all the floppy archiving, you really can't do it all in one go z-z

#FurryArt #floppydisk #GreaseWeazle

would anyone be able to provide some insight as to how an Amiga floppy would end up like this? It's completely unreadable :'(

#GreaseWeazle #hxcfloppyemulator #floppydisk

J'ai rebranché ma carte Flex 6809 sur un vrai lecteur de disquettes, et au préalable j'ai créé avec la carte #GreaseWeazle une disquette à partir d'un fichier image (le même que j'utilisais précédemment avec le lecteur #gotek , c'est tout le but de l'exercice !).
Et j'avais créé cette image disque avec un petit outil maison permettant de manipuler fichiers et disquettes au format Flex.
#retrocomputing #mc6809

'FrankieTheFluff' has released version 5.2.4 of his graphical user interface FluxMyFluffyFloppy for Greaseweazle Tools v1.22:

https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-03-00086-EN.html

#Amiga #Greaseweazle #GreaseweazleTools #Windows

Et voici une carte #GreaseWeazle qui permet de lire et écrire des images de disquettes avec un PC moderne. C'est du logiciel libre et la carte ne coûte que 30€.
Je vais essayer d'utiliser ça pour créer des disquettes pour ma carte #mc6809 Flex.
#retrocomputing #floppydisk

Wow, the #GreaseWeazle really is an incredible piece of equipment.

I've successfully made a raw flux dump of an original #VisiCalc for #Atari800 5¼-inch floppy disk and written the image to a fresh disk. My Atari 800 boots successfully into VisiCalc from the fresh disk in my #Atari1050 floppy disk drive.

I am seriously impressed. This is proper #SoftwareArchaeology.

No skill exhibited on my part; the Greaseweazle guide includes an example of how to specify the correct parameters for the gw command line program to successfully image an Atari disk. Raw flux allows us to image the disk, copy protection and all.

I'm inclined to put the image up on Archive.org, along with quality scans of the box and manuals.

Danke #GreaseWeazle und WinUAE Plugin konnte ich schnell die alten Disketten durchgehen uuund bin nach 30 Jahren endlich fündig geworden: BloodWars v2.65 Beta for Amiga. :ablobcatbongo:

Ich konnte mich doch nicht an den Titel erinnern und hatte immer was mit Drachen im Kopf, jetzt habe ich es wieder.. sicher archiviert :blobcatbirthday:

http://vouds.turuset.com/blog/2017/08/16/vouds-bloody-wars-fantasy-strategy-game/ #retrogaming #fundgrube

Calling all #Dublin-based #retrocomputing #mastodaine !

Does anyone have a PC with a 5¼ inch (5.25 inch) #FiveAndAQuarterInch #FloppyDrive, ideally running #Linux, otherwise a #Microsoft #OS or even #GreaseWeazle, that I could use to image some old disks, please?

Any #Dublin #Ireland based #Amiga users on here with a functioning #floppydrive - or even better - #GreaseWeazle or similar?

I've got a small stack of Amiga game disks that I got when I bought an #AtariST recently.

I'd like to meet up with an Amigan to find out if they're recoverable.

I've attempted to image them using #Pasti on my ST and GNU ddrescue on my Linux machine (using a USB floppy drive - and providing sufficient power!) and in neither case have I been able to scrape a sensible image.

The filesystem used by the Atari ST is approximately FAT, so typically readable on Linux - but of course these floppies may have some kind of copy protection as well as being Amiga disks.

Any takers? There are about eight or ten diskettes. I can share snaps if there's interest. Thanks!

Any #Dublin #Ireland based #Amiga users on here with a functioning #floppydrive - or even better - #GreaseWeazle or similar?

I've got a small stack of Amiga game disks that I got when I bought an #AtariST recently.

I'd like to meet up with an Amigan to find out if they're recoverable.

I've attempted to image them using #Pasti on my ST and GNU ddrescue on my Linux machine (using a USB floppy drive - and providing sufficient power!) and in neither case have I been able to scrape a sensible image.

The filesystem used by the Atari ST is approximately FAT, so typically readable on Linux - but of course these floppies may have some kind of copy protection as well as being Amiga disks.

Any takers? There are about eight or ten diskettes. I can share snaps if there's interest. Thanks!

Any #Dublin #Ireland based #Amiga users on here with a functioning #floppydrive - or even better - #GreaseWeazle or similar?

I've got a small stack of Amiga game disks that I got when I bought an #AtariST recently.

I'd like to meet up with an Amigan to find out if they're recoverable.

I've attempted to image them using #Pasti on my ST and GNU ddrescue on my Linux machine (using a USB floppy drive - and providing sufficient power!) and in neither case have I been able to scrape a sensible image.

The filesystem used by the Atari ST is approximately FAT, so typically readable on Linux - but of course these floppies may have some kind of copy protection as well as being Amiga disks.

Any takers? There are about eight or ten diskettes. I can share snaps if there's interest. Thanks!

Any #Dublin #Ireland based #Amiga users on here with a functioning #floppydrive - or even better - #GreaseWeazle or similar?

I've got a small stack of Amiga game disks that I got when I bought an #AtariST recently.

I'd like to meet up with an Amigan to find out if they're recoverable.

I've attempted to image them using #Pasti on my ST and GNU ddrescue on my Linux machine (using a USB floppy drive - and providing sufficient power!) and in neither case have I been able to scrape a sensible image.

The filesystem used by the Atari ST is approximately FAT, so typically readable on Linux - but of course these floppies may have some kind of copy protection as well as being Amiga disks.

Any takers? There are about eight or ten diskettes. I can share snaps if there's interest. Thanks!

Note to self: there's a magnet in the cover of my new laptop...

I bought a copy of this MCI mail client on ebay. It was factory sealed. Before putting the disk in my #greaseweazle I placed it on my laptop keyboard.

There's two magnets to help keep the lid closed... The flux image clearly shows my fuckup.

I don't suppose anyone has a copy of this software laying about they are willing to share with me?

#retrocomputing #fuckup #abandonware