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Re: OS Support for old, cheap hardware ...

From "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc, alt.comp.os.windows-11
Subject Re: OS Support for old, cheap hardware ...
Date 2025-08-24 15:18 +0200
Message-ID <h2grnlxsoq.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink)
References (11 earlier) <10884l7$173em$1@dont-email.me> <l0kknlxj6r.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <1088lbg$1agt7$1@dont-email.me> <crrlnlxdlv.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <slrn10akc6r.1aqg.lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com>

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On 2025-08-23 23:21, Lars Poulsen wrote:
> On 2025-08-22, Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>>> On Thu, 8/21/2025 6:43 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>> I wonder how Linux implemented the floppy routines, though.
>>>> At some point, someone had to write floppy handling code that
>>>> worked on any PC, CPU and speed.
> 
> AIUI, the fallback was use the BIOS driver, which would obviously be
> matched to the actual hardware.

Not really, because many people built their own computer from pieces. I 
did, and the floppy worked (well past year 2000).


> 
> On 2025-08-22 04:40, Paul wrote:
>>> Linux may have handled "better" floppy controller blocks than
>>> the one in the example. Did Linux ever work with 8" floppy drives ?
> 
> Yes, but maybe only through the BIOS drivers. Which was also how Windows
> handled it.


-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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            Re: OS Support for old, cheap hardware ... "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-24 23:37 +0200
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