USB 3 1/4" floppy drive

[Merlin66]

Anyone have a 3 1/4" USB floppy drive I could borrow?
I have some old data disks and just want to check whether or not they have been backed up.
If you can help, let me know.
Ken

[astro744]

It’s 5 1/4” (floppy floppy disc) or 3 1/2” (rigid floppy disc). Which do you want? I found the latter one on eBay AU for $25 and also on Amazon AU for $29. Takes 1.44mb or 720kb discs, Windows or MAC.

The 1.2mb and 360kb, 5 1/4” is also available but may be OS seller. You may find an older PC at your local recycle place and if it has an inbuilt drive your after then you just need an IDE to USB adapter. MSY may carry or the other two sources I mentioned above. MSY may also have USB version of drive.

[Merlin66]

Yeah,
I saw them....but to just check one 3 1/4" disk I'm not going to pay $25!!

[RAJAH235]

There's a mulitude of them on eBay.
Look for "USB Floppy Drives."

I have a 4 port unit fitted to my desktop PC.

(I also have a heap of old floppy discs....but don't know what's on them ....yet. :))

[Merlin66]

I saw the eBay offerings.
It’s just the price - all I need is to check one floppy disk.

[PhilTas]

I've got one Ken,

I'll check that it's ok and will PM you.

Cheers Phil