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[โ€“] HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It works on a different level than a lot of tools. You need an actual floppy drive to hook it to, but it records the raw flux data on the disc. That's the layer "below" a filesystem.

There are then tools that will convert the flux image into a filesystem that can be mounted or modified with disc image editing tools.

[โ€“] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This thing sounds "right up my ally". When I can justify the purchase...