Copy That Floppy – Cambridge guide for preserving data from fragile floppy disks

Re:Copy That Floppy – Cambridge guide for preserving data fr... by al_borland on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @12:29PM (#48834012)

I was a big MiniDisc fan. They were like digital cassette tapes. I could record from the radio, trim out the DJ, re-order the tracks, and give them titles. Looking back, it was all a bit tedious to do on the player/recorder itself, but paired with modern software and a reader for the PC, I'm sure it would be outstanding.

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Re:Copy That Floppy – Cambridge guide for preserving data fr... by felooboolooomba on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @04:31PM (#48837051)

I was a fan until I learned that I couldn't copy the audio I recorded, as an audio file from it. Sony intentionally prevented you from doing to to "prevent potential copyright infringement".

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Re:Copy That Floppy – Cambridge guide for preserving data fr... by al_borland on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @05:50PM (#48837883)

They had TOSLINK support. So it doesn't seem like they'd be stopping anything, they'd just make it slow.

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