linux-kernel - Re: Merge branch 'floppy'

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Date:   Thu, 8 Aug 2019 11:27:14 +0200
From:   "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <lkml@...ux.net>
To:     Alex Henrie <alexhenrie24@...il.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Denis Efremov <efremov@...ux.com>
Subject: Re: Merge branch 'floppy'

On 31.07.19 22:36, Alex Henrie wrote:

> Just for the record: I have an Ubuntu machine, still in daily use,
> that has a floppy disk connector on the motherboard. The motherboard
> was made in 2006 if I remember correctly and has a quad-core Intel
> CPU. It has both a 3.5" and a 5.25" drive installed and they get used
> every time somebody finds another pile of floppy disks in Grandpa's
> garage.

I also have a stack of floppy drives (3.5'' and 5.25'') in storage,
and several machines with fdd ports (also classic ISA and IDE ports).
Haven't turned them on for long time, but should still be working.

If anyone's interested in the HW, just let me know.


--mtx

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Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
Free software and Linux embedded engineering
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