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USB Floppy Drive (social.jlamothe.net)

submitted 2 months ago by me@social.jlamothe.net to c/retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org

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Came across an old USB floppy drive. I plugged it into my machine and it shows up, but I can't tell it it's actually working or not. When plugged in, it sounds like it's continuously reading, so I kind of want to test it. Can you even buy floppy disks any more?

That said, if I don't have any disks, I guess the question of whether or not it works is moot anyways.

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[–] kerobaros@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

https://www.floppydisk.com/ this is a real website with an actual reputable dealer behind it, or at least it was ten years ago when I bought some 5.25" disks from them, and the website looks exactly the same.

[–] me@social.jlamothe.net 2 points 2 months ago

Maybe worth looking into. I wonder how much shipping to Canada would cost me.