[opensuse] Opensuse and USB card reader?
Hi, I am currently in the market for a flash card and floppy disk reader. Yes, floppy disks, the 3.5" ones. The reason I would like a reader for floppy disks as I have in excess of 100 disks that contain Windows drivers that I have needed over the years. Some of these have not been replaced by newer versions as the hardware itself didn't ever fail and so the old adage of "If it ain't broke, Don't fix it" probably came to the developers mind. I will probably not ever need them again, but they might come in handy for a friend/business associate. With this utility I will be able to transfer the driver files onto a USB flashdisk and also keep another copy in my ~/, which gets backed up each day to an external USB HDD. The device will also allow me to read some of the camera flash cards as well, which might prove pretty darn handy when one of the Folks' Windows machine refuses to copy off the flashdisk. I have identified a bit of hardware, but would appreciate any other suggestions, provided they work 100% on openSUSE 10.2. My first choice, is the Ultra 7-in-1 Digital Media Drive (Model: ULT1799). It is listed in the opensuse HCL but I cannot find any stockist information, especially any located here in South Africa. Has anybody used such a device who can advise me on where to get it? If not, can you suggest an alternative? I have seen an Iomega(Model 32999) that is Mac OS X Leopard compatible but my knowledge does not let me know if it is opensuse compatible.Can I assume in 90% of the cases that what works on a Mac OS X will work on opensuse Linux? TIA P.S: Sorry for the double barrelled question. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
Hi,
I am currently in the market for a flash card and floppy disk reader. Yes, floppy disks, the 3.5" ones.
The reason I would like a reader for floppy disks as I have in excess of 100 disks that contain Windows drivers that I have needed over the years. Some of these have not been replaced by newer versions as the hardware itself didn't ever fail and so the old adage of "If it ain't broke, Don't fix it" probably came to the developers mind. I will probably not ever need them again, but they might come in handy for a friend/business associate.
With this utility I will be able to transfer the driver files onto a USB flashdisk and also keep another copy in my ~/, which gets backed up each day to an external USB HDD.
Professional admin advice here: First, make several CD-R copies of this collection. They can't be accidentally over-written like USB memory sticks. After you have a half dozen CD-R copies, THEN you can worry about USB memory sticks. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Aaron Kulkis wrote:
Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
Hi,
I am currently in the market for a flash card and floppy disk reader. Yes, floppy disks, the 3.5" ones.
The reason I would like a reader for floppy disks as I have in excess of 100 disks that contain Windows drivers that I have needed over the years. Some of these have not been replaced by newer versions as the hardware itself didn't ever fail and so the old adage of "If it ain't broke, Don't fix it" probably came to the developers mind. I will probably not ever need them again, but they might come in handy for a friend/business associate.
With this utility I will be able to transfer the driver files onto a USB flashdisk and also keep another copy in my ~/, which gets backed up each day to an external USB HDD.
Professional admin advice here:
First, make several CD-R copies of this collection. They can't be accidentally over-written like USB memory sticks.
After you have a half dozen CD-R copies, THEN you can worry about USB memory sticks.
Point taken, although having a USB floppy disk unit might come in handy for usage on legacy software. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
Aaron Kulkis wrote:
Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
Hi,
I am currently in the market for a flash card and floppy disk reader. Yes, floppy disks, the 3.5" ones.
The reason I would like a reader for floppy disks as I have in excess of 100 disks that contain Windows drivers that I have needed over the years. Some of these have not been replaced by newer versions as the hardware itself didn't ever fail and so the old adage of "If it ain't broke, Don't fix it" probably came to the developers mind. I will probably not ever need them again, but they might come in handy for a friend/business associate.
With this utility I will be able to transfer the driver files onto a USB flashdisk and also keep another copy in my ~/, which gets backed up each day to an external USB HDD. Professional admin advice here:
First, make several CD-R copies of this collection. They can't be accidentally over-written like USB memory sticks.
After you have a half dozen CD-R copies, THEN you can worry about USB memory sticks.
Point taken, although having a USB floppy disk unit might come in handy for usage on legacy software.
3.5 inch floppies are going to become increasingly difficult to find, in the same way that 12-inch, 8-inch, and 5-1/4-inch floppies before them became rarer and rarer until becoming extinct. Devices which can read CD-R's will remain available for the next 5 years. I would not be confident to bet that a floppy drives will even be available 5 years from now. That's why my recommendation for CD-R's...devices which can read them are ubiquitous, and will remain so for several years into the future. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Aaron Kulkis wrote:
3.5 inch floppies are going to become increasingly difficult to find, in the same way that 12-inch, 8-inch, and 5-1/4-inch floppies before them became rarer and rarer until becoming extinct.
Where'd you see a 12" floppy? The original, from IBM in the '70's was 8" -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
James Knott wrote:
Aaron Kulkis wrote:
3.5 inch floppies are going to become increasingly difficult to find, in the same way that 12-inch, 8-inch, and 5-1/4-inch floppies before them became rarer and rarer until becoming extinct.
Where'd you see a 12" floppy? The original, from IBM in the '70's was 8"
My mistake. When I saw them in a store in Hafir-Al-Batin, Saudi Arabia, they looked to be about a foot in size. I mistakenly assumed that the 8" mentioned earlier was an intermediate format between the (mythical) 12" size and the 5-1/4" size. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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