To solve this problem for himself, [Eric] came up with an Apple disk emulator ... Instead, he used a simple USB FTDI device to talk to the Apple disk drive. The FTDI device in question is a ...

The "go-to" name in floppy emulation for many retro enthusiasts is Gotek, with a drive which can emulate a ... It also has optional USB-C support. At the moment, the PCB features a 34-pin IDC ...

While the whole build is impressive, the most clever part involves a 3 1/2″ floppy disk that hides an SD card and works like a regular USB flash drive when inserted into the floppy drive.