Tag: floppy

Connects a modern Mac to Apple and PC floppy drives for disk imaging, flux capture, analysis, and writing.

The official store marked Applesauce+ sold out on 2026-07-15. The client requires macOS 10.13 or later; Windows and Linux use requires macOS virtualization. Current boards use a 12V adapter, and the power adapter and PC-drive cables are sold separately. Flux imaging with Apple-compatible 5.25-inch drives requires a sync sensor, which is also strongly recommended for Apple 3.5-inch drives; PC drives do not need one.

Converts the CPC 6128's internal 26-pin floppy connection to a standard 34-pin Shugart interface.

The Lotharek page exposed a login-or-register-to-buy path on 2026-07-27. Installation requires soldering the adapter in place of the original flat cable. A replacement drive or HxC emulator is not included, and the attached device still needs the correct configuration, power, mounting, and media setup.

Connects a 20-pin IDC Apple II floppy cable to a compatible DB-19 disk port.

The vendor page showed six units in stock on 2026-07-24. This is a connector adapter, not a drive emulator or controller; verify the attached cable, controller, and drive are electrically compatible before use.

A DIY USB floppy interface and cross-platform toolkit for reading and writing unusual disk formats with a conventional PC floppy drive.

Building the original interface requires a compatible PSoC 5 development board, a floppy connector, soldering, a conventional PC floppy drive, cabling, and drive power. The project warns that not every listed format has been tested on physical disks; its dinosaur markers identify encoders or decoders based only on captured data. Copy-protection schemes are not a core focus.

Connects a modern computer over USB to a separate floppy drive for reading, analyzing, and writing disks at the raw flux level.

An assembled board still needs a compatible Shugart-interface floppy drive, ribbon cable, USB cable, and suitable drive power. Older 5.25-inch and 3-inch drives often need 12V or a separate supply. Remove the write-enable jumper while preserving originals. Apple II, Macintosh, and Commodore 64 GCR disks can require trial and error with drive choice.

A USB floppy controller and host-software package for forensic-quality flux capture, analysis, image conversion, and disk writing.

The official site offers hardware to private and hobby users through its web store. Host software is free only for private, personal use; commercial and institutional users, including libraries, archives, and museums, need a separate license. The current macOS GUI requires Rosetta 2. Consult the current manual before selecting and powering a drive.

Switches a Mystic-upgraded Color Classic between its internal floppy drive and an external Floppy Emu.

The current product page listed standard and deluxe kits without an out-of-stock marker on 2026-07-24. Floppy Emu is not included.

Adds a live track, density, write-protect, motor, and sync display to supported Commodore floppy drives.

The standard and 6522-included variants were both out of stock on 2026-07-24. The 1541-II and 1571 require the special version with a 6522 VIA soldered to the tracker board; the standard version will not work in those drives. Installation can require desoldering the original VIA, fitting a socket, and mounting the display and button externally.

Connects a modern computer or serial controller to a 34-pin floppy drive for low-level flux capture, analysis, and disk duplication.

Human review confirmed that SuperCard Pro was not currently available on 2026-07-15; the official page says "Advanced Version Coming Soon!" Check the direct page for a future release. SuperCard Pro requires a PC-compatible 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch drive, a 34-pin cable, and suitable drive power; Amiga 3.5-inch drives are explicitly incompatible. Floppy-emulator firmware described as planned is not treated as a current feature.

Installs inside supported Commodore floppy drives to duplicate protected disks and add disk utilities.

Both assembled variants were out of stock on 2026-07-24. Each listing includes a 40-pin socket and version 6.0 software on two 5.25-inch disks. Some drives require desoldering the 6502 and installing a socket, so identify the drive model and board revision before ordering or installing.

Displays the current head position of a compatible 5.25-inch Apple II floppy drive.

The assembled monitor was out of stock on 2026-07-24. It requires a compatible 5.25-inch Apple II floppy drive and the included 20-pin cable.

Replacement second gear that restores automatic eject operation in compatible Macintosh floppy mechanisms.

The current storefront listed the three-gear set without an out-of-stock marker on 2026-07-24.

Restores the external floppy-drive and joystick connections of a Macintosh Apple IIe Card.

Both current JCM pages offered build-it-yourself and fully assembled choices on 2026-07-24. Choose the original-style DB-19 version for drives on the Apple IIe Card's compatibility list, or the 20-pin version only for devices that correctly emulate a standard 5.25-inch Disk II drive.

Combines several Apple II floppy and SmartPort controller roles on one expansion card for old and modern disk devices.

The BMOW store showed the controller as sold out on 2026-07-14. Check the direct product page for a restock.