@modgamers #NeoFloppy anyone?
It can do more than 135kbit/s!
https://github.com/KBtechnologies/NeoFloppy

@vwestlife so yeah I'd love to see some #NeoFloppy / Stiffy Disk Drive to become real...
https://github.com/KBtechnologies/NeoFloppy

@lethalbit @Lunaphied So it is a #PSRAM on a highspeed SPI interface using modern RAM like DDR3 under the package...

Makes total sense, and to be honest I do wish for something like it that can be accessed transparently as a block device [i.e. USB flashdrive] for R/W heavy cases...

Cuz I'm convinced that'll be a better option for the #NeoFloppy when it comes to something faster than flash that isn't going to wear out faster...
https://github.com/KBtechnologies/NeoFloppy

@neingeist @taestell Personally I want to see the #NeoFloppy / #StiffyDiskDrive come to live...

https://github.com/KBtechnologies/NeoFloppy

@puniko @bunnies

I still rather want the #NeoFloppy tho...
https://github.com/KBtechnologies/NeoFloppy

@josh I do and don't.

I miss storage that was stackable and flexible like the 3,5" FDDs...

Which is why I want to engineer the #NeoFloppy...
https://github.com/KBtechnologies/NeoFloppy

@fuchsiii @Ellizamint anyone else wanna have a #NeoFloppy?
https://github.com/KBtechnologies/NeoFloppy

@deersyrup I still want a #NeoFloppy aka. #StiffyDiskDrive!

https://github.com/KBtechnologies/NeoFloppy

@fuchsiii comsidering the fact that you're looking for a cheap sotrage medium with few writes yet virtually no seek time, it may be possible to achiveve competitive pricing per TB close to scalable Tapes using cheap #eMMC-based #flash similar to cheap #microSD cards.

As you'd be generally satisfied with USB 3.0 & SATA-6G speeds, that should be feasible and considered a low-effort #NeoFloppy design...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MultiMediaCard#eMMC

@fuchsiii
IMHO as #Flash prices continue to fall faster than #HDD's can, you'll likely want to see something like the #NeoFloppy:
https://github.com/KBtechnologies/NeoFloppy/blob/main/neofloppy.specification.md

As it also allows for automatic and human-readable lables...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tape_label

Basically you're having a very primitive #NearlineStorage setup there...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nearline_storage
https://oxytodon.com/@fuchsiii/110429459135079058

Otherwise consider a real #backup server like #Proxmox Backup Server:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxmox_Backup_Server

And I think that would be really funny to see:

#NeoFloppy on the #X16 / #CommanderX16...
https://github.com/KBtechnologies/NeoFloppy

maybe I should try to do the #NeoFloppy as a drive for the #CommanderX16?

Basically just doing the SD interface...
https://youtu.be/ayh0qebfD2g?t=602

@malcircuit Or you may want to look at the #NeoFloppy which is also just in concept stage...
https://github.com/KBtechnologies/NeoFloppy

@evandeaubl @NanoRaptor #NeoFloppy - when?
https://github.com/KBtechnologies/NeoFloppy

@ramin_hal9001 @kayb @NanoRaptor actually, the #NeoFloppy would be faster with option to use up to 8 PCIe lanes...
https://github.com/KBtechnologies/NeoFloppy

That being said there are rare 2x, 3x and even a 4x FDD...

@NanoRaptor

Granted, I don't have the €€€€ needed to actually make this reality but I'd consider the desing for the #NeoFloppy as a reference board...

https://github.com/KBtechnologies/NeoFloppy

@amigalove @LaF0rge but what if we wanted to make a better "#Floppy" instead?

OFC not with magnetic film, but taking the paradigm of the media and it's mechanical dimensions to the next level:

#JustAnIdea #NeoFloppy #StiffyDisk
https://github.com/KBtechnologies/NeoFloppy