This is the LAST thing i ever expected to have problems with on a new system. I'm putting together a cheap 700mhz system (Win2k) for a friend of mine to be used for net surfing, email, word processing ...

In need of a floppy controller for a 286 he was working on, [Gadget Reboot] took to GitHub to see what was available in the open hardware space. There he found an ISA board capable of controlling up ...

When we think of retrocomputing, it’s very often the computers themselves that get all the glory. There’s nothing wrong with this of course- the computers of the late 70’s and 80’s were incredible ...

I also have a similar problem. One day floppy blew up and I saw sparks flying. So I buy another floppy drive and put it in. It powers up fine but the OS wont read any floppy that is inside. Its as if ...