MFM Hard Drive Archiving - MFM Emulator/Reader
Added 2025-01-18 16:19:21 +0000 UTCHello!
I'm barely getting this one in under the wire, but things haven't gone according to plan recently. This device has been on my radar for a while but I didn't have a great reason to get it. But after working on that nightmare 5160 system and wanting to image that drive before giving it back I realized it was time to add it to my stable of tools.
This is the MFM Reader/Emulator by David Gesswein, it is a device capable of reading (and writing I think but I haven't tested that) MFM drives at the lowest possible level to get archival grade preservation of the data. And it can also be used as a replacement for an MFM drive in a vintage system!
Video Link: https://youtu.be/XOQygCUjUZA
Comments
I know, I know, this device is awesome and really needed to preserve the precious data stored on these devices and allow computers that use MFM to somehow keep on working but why we can't have a proper ATAPI CD-ROM emulator that could work in a similar fashion with red book audio? Thanks Shelby as always very educational and entertaining!
Alberto Martinez Alonso
2025-01-21 11:55:13 +0000 UTCWow… This is an amazing device.
Doug Merrett
2025-01-18 23:17:15 +0000 UTC
