EPISODE · Jan 11, 2022 · 0 MIN
native floppy disk support COMING SOON to circuitpython!
from Adafruit Industries · host Adafruit Industries
jepler just tossed us a build of circuitpython with the new native 'adafruit_floppy' module which implements MFM decoding 'on the fly' to provide python-native filesystem support for floppy drives! yep, you can now store files and code that is read or executed off of a floppy disk. we whipped up a quick demo that lists the files on a disk and pages through any textfiles it finds, and tossed on a copy of phrack 49 http://phrack.org/issues/49/1.html - its a total classic - we were able to page through the whole thing to verify the FAT12 filesystem works as expected! next up, file writes? #adafruit #floppy #textfiles Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ -----------------------------------------
What this episode covers
jepler just tossed us a build of circuitpython with the new native 'adafruit_floppy' module which implements MFM decoding 'on the fly' to provide python-native filesystem support for floppy drives! yep, you can now store files and code that is read or executed off of a floppy disk. we whipped up a quick demo that lists the files on a disk and pages through any textfiles it finds, and tossed on a copy of phrack 49 http://phrack.org/issues/49/1.html - its a total classic - we were able to page through the whole thing to verify the FAT12 filesystem works as expected! next up, file writes? #adafruit #floppy #textfiles Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ -----------------------------------------
NOW PLAYING
native floppy disk support COMING SOON to circuitpython!
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
May 13, 2026 ·32m
May 12, 2026 ·45m
May 11, 2026 ·33m
May 6, 2026 ·33m
May 5, 2026 ·14m
May 4, 2026 ·35m