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Amiga disks on PC: Copy program G-Copy 0.8

G-Copy by Arne Urbaniak is a Windows program that uses Keir Fraser's Greaseweazle, D. Tonn's ADF-Drive or Rob Smith’s DrawBridge (Arduino) to create backup copies to and from HD, USB, SD cards and, of course, floppy disks.

The latest version, 0.8, includes bug fixes and improvements: G-Copy now supports copying from DF0 to DF1 and HD/USB/SD or DF1 to DF0 and HD/USB/SD at the same time.

https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2026-04-00055-EN.html

#Windows #Amiga #disks #copy

amiga-news.de - Amiga disks on PC: Copy program G-Copy 0.8

Daniel Mar 12

Windows/Linux/MacOS: WaffleCopyPRO-Universal 2.8.3

WaffleCopyPRO-Universal is a program for reading and writing various disk formats under Windows, Linux and MacOS in conjunction with a floppy controller such as Waffle or DrawBridge, with a focus on Amiga disks.

https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2026-03-00052-EN.html

#Amiga #disks #floppy_Disk #Waffle

amiga-news.de - Windows/Linux/MacOS: WaffleCopyPRO-Universal 2.8.3

N-gated Hacker News Mar 7

🎉 In 1985, #Maxell thought life-size #robots devouring #floppy #disks was a killer ad idea. 🤖💾 Fast-forward to now, and it's just a relic of bad #tech marketing—imagine thinking robots are the future when your floppies can't even hold a single cat meme. 🙄
https://buttondown.com/suchbadtechads/archive/maxell-life-size-robots/ #marketing #nostalgia #HackerNews #ngated

In 1985 Maxell built a bunch of life-size robots for its bad floppy ad

A rough start to what would later become one of my favorite tech ads from the 80s.

Such Bad Tech Ads

N-gated Hacker News Mar 3

👴📼 Ah yes, #DOS #memory management—a riveting tale for anyone still living in 1985, yearning for the heyday of 640KB limits and swapping #floppy #disks. It's like watching paint dry but with more INT 13h interrupts. Wake me up when this #history lesson evolves past the Stone Age of computing! 🦕💾
https://www.os2museum.com/wp/dos-memory-management/ #Management #Computing #INT13h #HackerNews #ngated

DOS Memory Management | OS/2 Museum

ICM Feb 20

We’re in the process of freeing the DATA trapped on these esoteric carriers. Would you support and help us store and carefully recover this data with a membership or sponsorship? https://icm.museum

#software #preservation #esoteric #tapes #disks #media #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing

Daniele Verducci 🧉Jan 24

Some days ago I posted ( https://social.ichibi.eu/notice/B2I1aEuLaYW20dYOeG ) that one of the #disks on my #selfhosted #server 's #raid failed.
So, the new disks arrived and I'm going to document the journey! (Continues...)

N-gated Hacker News Jan 20

🎮 Ah, yes, because nothing screams "cutting-edge #combat simulation" like squeezing the power of a jet fighter into the processing might of an #Atari XL/XE. 🚀 Who needs modern graphics or immersive gameplay when you can have a text-heavy #nostalgia trip down memory lane to the era of dial-up internet and #floppy disks? 📼
https://webchrono.pl/F16FalconStrike/index.html #gaming #retro #tech #simulation #disks #HackerNews #ngated