Will the LACIE R2872060 03/26BHL open floppy disc from an AMIGA DOS?
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I don't know the answer to your question. I used the Lacie external floppy drive to download data from my old (no name) Windows computer and transfer these files to my Apple iMac computer. The files I was transferring were Genealogy files that I transferred in the Gedcom format and Word Perfect files that I transferred to Word on my iMac using a shareware program "NeoOffice" to convert them to the Word program on my iMac. It all worked very well. I did this with the help and advice from the Apple Store in Monterey CA. The Lacie unit worked well in this application. I am not familiar with AMIGA DOS. You might need some kind of conversion program on your computer to get the data in the right format.
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Yes it works great with both, you just have to make sure it is configured properly from the start. If not, you will have to delete all files to reformat it. A simple google search of how to properly format drives can help get you through that. I may be wrong, but I think LaCie was originally designed for Mac but I have always used it for PC. My friend has a Mac with a split OS and it works on both sides for her.
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It will only read and write to 1.44MB 4.5 inch discs that are in a plastic case. Any disk, larger than 4.5 inches will not fit in the unit. What I consider a "floppy" disk is larger than 4.5 inches, is not in a rigid plastic case, and stores less than 1.44MB of data.
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I wish I could help specifically. I use this on a piece of woodworking machinery. I would say, if you're replacing an existing floppy drive, it should work. It has a connection for a Molex power plug and floppy ribbon cable. Hope this helps a little!
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I would guess yes it does, I know it works with embroidery machines. Check out your current drive if it's standard power plug and data cable for floppy, this should work. Te biggest problem is formatting your thumb drive properly, I have some links to the software if you need it.
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No. I hooked up to my Compaq running 64-bit, and the driver installed. The reader did not read any of my floppy disks.
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Yes it will write as well as read files. In windows 7 I have to open the files folder, select computer in the left side panel to get floppy drive A to show up in the right side panel.
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I'm sorry: Mark's question is beyond by level of tech-savvy. I'm using my LaCie FDD with my PowerBook G4. It works equally well with our MacBook Pro. I use it too with an G3 and and iMac. Its versatility is marvelous. It accepts my floppy disks, of any vintage, without a blip. But as to its use with esoteric programs, I have no idea.I wish Mark well in his quest.
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I had it working on Rasbian with RetroPie installed. The device stopped working all together on any machine after 3 days though.
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I've experienced no problems with backward compatibility in my system. (I even have a SCSI drive networked to the LaCie 3, and it works great!)
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This is a tray-based drive, so it should read any optical disc type. It reads mini CDs, I know that much.
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The short answer is yes, probably. It will read any file you have on the disk in theory. The question is does your computer have the program required to open the file. If it's a word file then it's very likely to work fine with whatever Word-type program you have. However some files were saved using some old programs that may no longer be on your computer. But at least you should be able to drag the files off your old floppy disk and save them on your computer so you can figure out how to open them later (without having to insert the diskette in to this drive).
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The TEAC 1.44MB floppy drive should work on any PC with a USB port. I have used it on a PC with Windows XP,7 and Vista.
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It reads the smaller harder plastic discs, not the larger floppy disk. Hope that helps.
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I was able to transfer all of my floppys to my computer using this drive. You should be able to then transfer or burn them to cd or dvd.
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I use the LaCie Posche design drive with my iMac (2011 model), which only has USB 2.0 ports, and the drive works just fine.
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I wouldn't trust it. Mine does not function at all on my Dell Lattitude, but it does fill the otherwise open slot on my computer, so it works in that regard.