Storage On The 8s: Floppy Disks

Part I of my #SepTANDY series: Storage On The 8s. In Part I, I talk about floppy storage, variations across the models, expansion options, and modern emulation options for floppy-based storage on the TRS-80 Models II/12/16/16B/6000. Complete with demonstrations and some discussion about 8" disks, Tandy's on-disk format, and some comparisons to smaller floppy disk media.

Music/SFX (in order):
Corky's Waltz by Richard Ames (Licensed from Digital Juice)

Intro (0:00)
Overview of 8" Diskettes (2:22)
Model II Specifics (6:30)
Models 12/16/16B/6000 Specifics (8:54)
About Modern Floppy Replacements / FD50TO34 Adapter (10:51)
Connecting Modern Floppy Replacements (13:10)
Getting TRSDOS And Booting From The Lotharek (18:08)
Mixing Real Disks With Lotharek / Making A Real Disk (22:30)
The Cherry On Top (32:27)
Wrap-Up and Outro (33:53)

I do these videos unscripted, so I apologize if the in-the-moment descriptions of things are a bit scattered. If you have any questions/comments about this video, you can find me in any of these fine locations:

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