Floppy disk hardware emulator

A floppy disk hardware emulator or semi-virtual diskette (SVD) is a device that emulates a floppy disk drive with a solid state or network storage device that is plug compatible with the drive it replaces, similar to how solid-state drives replace mechanical hard disk drives. == History == Older models of computers, electronic musical instruments and industrial automation often used floppy disk drives for data transfer.

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