Tag: flux
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| Status | Product | What it does | Compatibility | Links |
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| Sold outChecked Jul 15, 2026 | Applesauce+by Applesauce | 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. |
| Official product pageHardware documentationSoftware and downloadsApplesauce overview |
| Build itChecked Jul 15, 2026 | FluxEngineby David Given | 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. |
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| AvailableChecked Jul 15, 2026 | Greaseweazleby Keir Fraser | 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. |
| Project and documentationOfficial assembled-hardware seller listNorth American v4.1 sellerHost tools releases |
| AvailableChecked Jul 15, 2026 | KryoFluxby KryoFlux Products & Services Ltd. | 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. |
| Official KryoFlux siteOfficial web storeHost software downloadsKryoFlux manual |
| Check statusChecked Jul 15, 2026 | SuperCard Proby CBMSTUFF.COM | Connects a modern computer or serial controller to a 34-pin floppy drive for low-level flux capture, analysis, and disk duplication. The official page says "Advanced Version Coming Soon!" and does not expose an unambiguous current order path, so availability needs a human check. 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. |
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