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Early bird: Formatting THEC64 floppies on an Android phone? + Windows without Linux! (Patreon)

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2020-08-30 17:08:52

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Update (7-Sep-2020): Good news supporters! There's now an even easier Windows method for creating THEC64® disks that lets you browse the floppy directly within Windows File Explorer. Instead of 6 steps including using HxCFloppyEmulator.exe it's now 3 steps and HxC is no longer required! Check out the new method here.

Dear Supporters

Here's your early access. I think we've got some great solutions now for a THEC64® USB floppy disk drive, that anyone can make and use!
Even if you don't have THEC64, I hope you'll find the general tinkering fun and interesting to watch. More interesting than Puppyfractic, who slept through the whole thing (it was a very hot day when we shot her parts!).

Video: https://youtu.be/ZdV4_JmWuJs

Thank you for your ongoing support! 👍🕹
Your friend in retro, Perifractic

P.S. The Little Computer People video is doing okay but not as well as I'd hoped - the algorithm gods just aren't showing it to as many people for some reason. Feel free to share the link on your preferred social network ;-) https://youtu.be/wZpqABBbd_I

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1541 Micro: THEC64 floppy drive ANYONE can make & use! Even on your phone! No 3D printer required!

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