Ethan Black
Ethan BlackBooting from a Windows 98 SE floppy disk
@kgoetz @alerque @skroobler I still have one and I use it regularly while at college. It's the Dell #D630 . I have a floppy disk drive in the module bay, which I use for taking college notes.
@evan I was going to say that that number depends on the laptop, but I actually happen to have 4 on both my daily drivers. A #System76 #ServalWS , and a Dell #D630 from 15 to 20 years ago.
The Dell runs #HaikuOS and I use it for taking notes. Haiku works really well for that, actually.
The Dell runs #HaikuOS and I use it for taking notes. Haiku works really well for that, actually.
@ossobuffo Well, here's a video of me booting it :) https://video.hardlimit.com/w/c7eesvEKFLkgrn9uCKHDbx
I think it does have CDROM.SYS. Though note that since I have my #D630 's CD/DVD drive replaced with the FDDM-101 #floppyDrive module, there's no CD/DVD drive connected.
Booting from a Windows 98 SE floppy disk
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Why:
(Context: part of https://fosstodon.org/@golemwire/115008329976889834 and https://fosstodon.org/@golemwire/115022700783931624 )
I love the #diskette *form factor*. Large enough to label and hold comfortably without losing them, or scratching them like discs.
I know floppies are very outdated, being slow and very low-capacity, but I'm mostly storing text. I was able to get 38 in apparently good condition for a dollar at a garage sale, and my trusty (sorta, it's old!) Dell #D630 had an FDD module available for not too much money.
Why:
(Context: part of https://fosstodon.org/@golemwire/115008329976889834 and https://fosstodon.org/@golemwire/115022700783931624 )
I love the #diskette *form factor*. Large enough to label and hold comfortably without losing them, or scratching them like discs.
I know floppies are very outdated, being slow and very low-capacity, but I'm mostly storing text. I was able to get 38 in apparently good condition for a dollar at a garage sale, and my trusty (sorta, it's old!) Dell #D630 had an FDD module available for not too much money.
Ethan Black (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image Picked up some #floppyDisks at a #garageSale for a buck! I also bought a floppy drive for my trusty Dell #D630 laptop's module bay. I'll be taking class notes on these... or at least backing my notes up to them so the drive doesn't make too much noise during class when I save. So... which of these might be unreliable? Sony, #Fujifilm , TDK, #Maxell ? The 2nd one in my hand doesn't have any brand labeling... gonna save that for unimportant stuff. #floppyDiskSquad #lowTech #DellD630
I got the #floppy drive for my Dell #D630 !
First try booting the Windows 98 boot disk in my other post failed due to an I/O error, but all other attempts have worked (it booted up :O ).
#HaikuOS doesn't work well with it right now. Research turned up the fact that Haiku has a "usb_floppy" driver, however, and the D630 seems to use USB in its module bay. Digging around in /dev, I found a char special file for the device (see alt text).
Picked up some #floppyDisks at a #garageSale for a buck!
I also bought a floppy drive for my trusty Dell #D630 laptop's module bay. I'll be taking class notes on these... or at least backing my notes up to them so the drive doesn't make too much noise during class when I save.
So... which of these might be unreliable? Sony, #Fujifilm , TDK, #Maxell ?
The 2nd one in my hand doesn't have any brand labeling... gonna save that for unimportant stuff.
