So, whilst old hardware is golden, sometimes a modern solution makes things a lot easier. In this instance, swapping the floppy out, or accompanying it with a GOTEK is ideal. 3.5″ media is typically thin on the ground these days, and if not stored correctly susceptible to failure usually when you need it most.
The GOTEK is a floppy disk drive emulator, and makes booting your old computer surprisingly easy, and reinstall when required, as well as getting files across if you don’t want to network it, or burn multiple CD’s for small files that easily fit on a floppy.
As with most things, there is a fairly nice community of modders for the GOTEK making it more user friendly than it comes in its original form.
