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Floppy disk hardware emulator
A floppy disk hardware emulator is a device that emulates a mechanical 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 keyboards and industrial automation often used floppy disk drives for data transfer. Older equipment may be difficult to replace or upgrade because of cost, requirement for continuous availability or unavailable upgrades. Proper operation may require operating system, software and data to be read and written from and to floppies, forcing users to maintain floppy drives on supporting systems.〔(Don't be too quick to dump the floppy )〕
Floppy disks and floppy drives are gradually going out of production〔(PC World says farewell to floppy )〕〔(R.I.P. Floppy Disk )〕〔(3.5-inch floppy still available from Verbatim, Imation (3M), and Maxell )〕〔(Tribute to Floppy Disk as Sony discontinues production )〕〔(Drives are no longer manufactured )〕 and replacement of malfunctioning drives, and the systems hosting them, is becoming increasingly difficult. Floppy disks themselves are fragile, or may need to be replaced often. An alternative is to use a floppy disk hardware emulator, a device which appears to be a standard floppy drive to the old equipment by interfacing directly to the floppy disk controller, while storing data in another medium such as a USB thumb drive, Secure Digital card, or a shared drive on a computer network. Emulators can also be used as a higher-performance replacement for mechanical floppy disk drives.
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