Finally: a floppy drive to USB conversion for older machines

[Wcarmn]

When you say you are using the usb stick you got with your 08 machine...you dont mean you are using the one with your parameters on it, do you?

[double a-ron]

Not at all. I mean the cheap swag they give you when your going through the buying process. I also got a hat, a stainless coffee mug, and a t-shirt. The mug and thumb drive are the only things that held up over the last 3 years. In fact they've given me fewer problems then the mill has.

[Laser Motion]

We have a unit and it works with any window's operating system including windows 7 and holds the memory of 100 floppys on one stick with no software setup and no problems, plug and play.

[rawbits]

Hi All!

The real problem is not that floppy is slow. Here in the lab, experiments last longer to worry about the slow floppy and you can use a computer to copy the data to your pendrive for taking home. The real solution were when you have your own pendrive, insert it to the machne, get the data and go home. Now that would be an improvement! With the device here - if I understand right - you can only use a dedicated pendrive formatted and prepared to use with the machine and after that you need to go the another computer and copy the data to my own pendrive. That is exactly the same as with the floppy...

So from my point of view is just plain eye-wash. But I definitely buy one of the product that solve my problem.

[Kwalityenterpri]

Hi
We have a version , but frankly we have not tested on Haas. Technically speaking , it should have not problems working with Haas until and unless Haas works onnon-dos formats. It works on creating folders inm Pen Drive rather than formatting with prescribed software.

Few features:
• Cannot read /write in Non-Dos Formats
• Does not require Preformatted USB Flash Drive. Works on a folder name based concept. Means-
Data in folder 001 on USB is = 01 block on emulator
Data in folder 099 on USB is = 99 block on emulator
• Few devices require a feature of ‘Ready Signal’ of FDD . This version supports “READY SIGNAL”
• Full capacity of pen drive can be used

Costs os 65 USD + shipping . The surety what I can offer is that if it does not works the payment shall be refunded except the Shipping Charges.

Regards
Vishal
Floppy Drive

[rawbits]

So One can use any kind of pendrive with it with the lots of trash on it and any stuff not related to the drive and it isn't care about them just those folders what has the numbers 001, 002, etc. Right?

And what if the pendrive isn't have the folders or just one. Does your drive create the folders it needs by it self?

This would make it really plug and play and usable.

[Kwalityenterpri]

Hi
You need to creat folders by yourself. Yes, anything which is not in folders name 001 - 099 is not of concern by emulator.

We would recommend not to use Sandisc/Transcend make pen drives as we have faced few issues with them of not being recognized.

We have tested with HP/Kingston upto 8 gb.
Regards
Vishal.

[rawbits]

Ok, then I think it'll work. The machine is seems to be an old PC packaged in co with the other equipment and runs DOS with the specialized measuring program which saves the data on a 3 1/2 floppy disk in text format.

I'll ask my boss and place the order if I can convince him of the need.

Thank You!

[Shane123]

its nice to see when spammers set up multiple acct's to sell their wares.... teamwork, eh?