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'''FlashFloppy''' is '''Free and Open-Source Software'''.
'''FlashFloppy''' is '''Free and Open-Source Software'''.


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Latest revision as of 02:29, 12 April 2025

FlashFloppy is a floppy-drive emulator for the ubiquitous Gotek hardware.

Connect to retro machines just like a real floppy drive but use disk images on a modern USB stick!

  • Say goodbye to old and unreliable floppy disks
  • Download and play from the disk-image archives for your retro machines

FlashFloppy is Free and Open-Source Software.


Platforms support

Computers: Acorn Archimedes, Acorn BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Amstrad PPC, Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, DEC, Dragon, IBM 3174, IBM PC, IBM PS/2, Kaypro, Memotech, Microware, MSX, NEC PC-98, Sharp, Sinclair QL, Spectrum, Tandy Color Computer, TI-99/4A, TSC Flex, UKNC, DVK.

Electronic synthesizers: Akai, E-mu ESI-32, Ensoniq, General Music (GEM), Korg, Kurzweil, Roland, Sequential Circuits Prophet 3000, Yamaha.


Image formats

Directly reads and writes:

  • ADF (Commodore Amiga)
  • ADM, ADL, ADF, DSD, SSD (Acorn DFS and ADFS)
  • ATR (Atari 8-bit)
  • D81 (Commodore 64 1581)
  • DSK (Amstrad CPC, Spectrum +3, Sam Coupe, Microbee)
  • FDI, HDM (NEC PC-98)
  • IMG, IMA, DSK (IBM MFM Raw Sector)
  • JVC, DSK (Tandy Color Computer 'CoCo')
  • MBD (Spectrum MB02)
  • MGT (Spectrum DISCiPLE/+D)
  • OPD (Spectrum Opus Discovery)
  • OUT (Roland)
  • SDU (SAB Diskette Utility)
  • ST (Atari ST)
  • TRD (Spectrum TR-DOS)
  • V9T9, DSK (TI-99/4A)
  • VDK (Dragon)
  • HFE, HFEv3 (Universal)
  • XDF (FAT-based eXtended Disk Format, 3.5" HD 1840kB)

Although it is not mentioned on the website of the author, FlashFloppy also appears to work on Oric computers. Source


Configuration

FlashFloppy has many configurable settings which can be specified in an INI-style configuration file called FF.CFG, placed in the root folder or FF/ subfolder of your USB drive.

An example is provided in the examples/ subfolder of the FlashFloppy distribution.


Compatibility

FlashFloppy is directly compatible with most, but not all, Gotek devices with a 34-pin header.

Be sure to check that page first before buying a Gotek drive: https://github.com/keirf/flashfloppy/wiki/Gotek-Models


Related projects

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