Floppies

cluttered · 31 January 2019, 14:03

My Amiga is in the attic, no idea if it still works, I also have dozens if not hundreds of floppies. I think the answer is probably no, but is there any way to transfer original amiga disks using a Mac or possibly PC?

I seem to recall when I did it some time ago I used the Amiga itself.

It would be nice if there was some way to use Mac/Windows/debian(vmware) and an external usb floppy, but I am guessing that that is a non-starter.

Worth checking though.

Nobby_UK · 31 January 2019, 20:59

If you have an old pc with 2 floppy drives
Some games can be transferred.

More info here:
http://www.amigaforever.com/kb/13-118

Daedalus · 06 February 2019, 00:17

Other than that, you're going to need some additional hardware. PC floppy drive controllers on the whole can't read or write Amiga formats. And in particular, USB floppy drives are even less flexible - some of them don't even support DD disks, so even if you could read or write the format, you'd still stuck.

Extra hardware like a Catweasel PCI or Kryoflux will let you read and write Amiga disks on a PC.

Sim085 · 06 February 2019, 10:36

What amiga do you have? If it is an A1200 or A600 then I believe it is simpler (and probably cheaper) to buy a CF to IDE adapter, a CF card, copy disks to CF card and then to your Mac or PC using FS-UAE or WinUAE (might need a CF card to USB adapter). Obviously this depends on if your Amiga would also still work.

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Originally Posted by cluttered

My Amiga is in the attic, no idea if it still works, I also have dozens if not hundreds of floppies. I think the answer is probably no, but is there any way to transfer original amiga disks using a Mac or possibly PC?

I seem to recall when I did it some time ago I used the Amiga itself.

It would be nice if there was some way to use Mac/Windows/debian(vmware) and an external usb floppy, but I am guessing that that is a non-starter.

Worth checking though.

31 January 2019, 14:03	#1
cluttered Registered User Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Leeds,UK Posts: 15	Floppies My Amiga is in the attic, no idea if it still works, I also have dozens if not hundreds of floppies. I think the answer is probably no, but is there any way to transfer original amiga disks using a Mac or possibly PC? I seem to recall when I did it some time ago I used the Amiga itself. It would be nice if there was some way to use Mac/Windows/debian(vmware) and an external usb floppy, but I am guessing that that is a non-starter. Worth checking though.

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31 January 2019, 20:59	#2
Nobby_UK Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Liverpool Posts: 2,599	If you have an old pc with 2 floppy drives Some games can be transferred. More info here: http://www.amigaforever.com/kb/13-118

06 February 2019, 00:17	#3
Daedalus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dublin, then Glasgow Posts: 6,368	Other than that, you're going to need some additional hardware. PC floppy drive controllers on the whole can't read or write Amiga formats. And in particular, USB floppy drives are even less flexible - some of them don't even support DD disks, so even if you could read or write the format, you'd still stuck. Extra hardware like a Catweasel PCI or Kryoflux will let you read and write Amiga disks on a PC.

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