[opensuse] 3.25" disk and memory card reader recommendations
Hi, I have a need for an external device that is primarily OpenSUSE compatible and that will enable me to read and write to legacy stiffy(3.25") disks. An added option would for the device to be able to read/write on a range of memory cards as well. The requirement for this stems from the fact that I have some amateur radio as well as Quicken 98 data backup files on stiffy disk as the applications at the time did not know or cold not write to a USB memory stick. I have a USB port available and with the various memory disks out there, wouldn't mind if the device could also support some of them as well. I have visited the HCL at OpenSuSE and found Ultra 7-in-1 Digital Media Drive - Floppy disk drive / card reader - Floppy/Hi-Speed USB Manufacturer: ULTRA Products Part number: ULT31799 Looks almost like an internal unit and I am looking for external one with connection via a USB cable. Another problem is that I will have to import it from Amazon to South Africa. I also hope it is 10.2 compatible. Any comments/advice/experience with other devices folks, especially since the item must be available in South Africa. Regards Hylton -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
Hi,
I have a need for an external device that is primarily OpenSUSE compatible and that will enable me to read and write to legacy stiffy(3.25") disks. An added option would for the device to be able to read/write on a range of memory cards as well.
The requirement for this stems from the fact that I have some amateur radio as well as Quicken 98 data backup files on stiffy disk as the applications at the time did not know or cold not write to a USB memory stick.
I have a USB port available and with the various memory disks out there, wouldn't mind if the device could also support some of them as well.
In Iraq, I picked up some 2.5" laptop drives, and put them in USB carriers. You get about 10x as much storage space for the amount of money you spend.
I have visited the HCL at OpenSuSE and found Ultra 7-in-1 Digital Media Drive - Floppy disk drive / card reader - Floppy/Hi-Speed USB Manufacturer: ULTRA Products Part number: ULT31799
Looks almost like an internal unit and I am looking for external one with connection via a USB cable. Another problem is that I will have to import it from Amazon to South Africa.
I also hope it is 10.2 compatible.
Any comments/advice/experience with other devices folks, especially since the item must be available in South Africa.
Regards Hylton
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Hi Aaron, Aaron Kulkis wrote:
Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
Hi,
I have a need for an external device that is primarily OpenSUSE compatible and that will enable me to read and write to legacy stiffy(3.25") disks. An added option would for the device to be able to read/write on a range of memory cards as well.
The requirement for this stems from the fact that I have some amateur radio as well as Quicken 98 data backup files on stiffy disk as the applications at the time did not know or cold not write to a USB memory stick.
I have a USB port available and with the various memory disks out there, wouldn't mind if the device could also support some of them as well.
In Iraq, I picked up some 2.5" laptop drives, and put them in USB carriers. You get about 10x as much storage space for the amount of money you spend.
Tnx for the answer but I need a device that enables me to read and write to 3.25" stiffy disks as some of the older software backups use this install/backup media ie Quicken 98. I am not looking for storage, but a method to access it.
I have visited the HCL at OpenSuSE and found Ultra 7-in-1 Digital Media Drive - Floppy disk drive / card reader - Floppy/Hi-Speed USB Manufacturer: ULTRA Products Part number: ULT31799
Looks almost like an internal unit and I am looking for external one with connection via a USB cable. Another problem is that I will have to import it from Amazon to South Africa.
I also hope it is 10.2 compatible.
Any comments/advice/experience with other devices folks, especially since the item must be available in South Africa.
Regards Hylton
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Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
Tnx for the answer but I need a device that enables me to read and write to 3.25" stiffy disks as some of the older software backups use this
floppy drives are cheap, don't you have a floppy interface in your mobo? eventually, an old computer with floppy is nearly free nowaday (even usb compatible to copy the floppy to usb) but are the floppies still readable? jdd -- http://www.dodin.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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