From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 27 12:15:17 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 131B01065679 for ; Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:15:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from matthias.apitz@oclc.org) Received: from hunter.Sisis.de (hunter.sisis.de [193.31.11.194]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72D5D8FC12 for ; Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:15:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from matthias.apitz@oclc.org) Received: (from mail@localhost) by hunter.Sisis.de (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA12422 for ; Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:57:38 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from matthias.apitz@oclc.org) Received: from ppp-88-217-92-118.dynamic.mnet-online.de(88.217.92.118) by hunter.Sisis.de via smap (V2.1) id xma012389; Sat, 27 Dec 08 12:57:10 +0100 Received: (from guru@localhost) by rebelion.Sisis.de (8.14.2/8.13.8/Submit) id mBRC6B9O008760 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:06:11 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from matthias.apitz@oclc.org) X-Authentication-Warning: rebelion.Sisis.de: guru set sender to matthias.apitz@oclc.org using -f Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:06:11 +0100 From: Matthias Apitz To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20081227120610.GA8365@rebelion.Sisis.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE (i386) Subject: old flopy drive on parallel port X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Matthias Apitz List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:15:17 -0000 Hello, I've just thrown away an very old laptop which was running FreeBSD 2.2.5 in the mid of the 90's; this have had an external 3.5 inch floppy drive, connected through a cable to the parallel port and this way fully supported, even for the basic installation of FreeBSD which was based on making a boot-able floppy; I saved this drive because I still have some old floppies here around and at home no other drive to read them; My question is: can it be used / plug'eg in without any danger into to parallel port of my actual laptop (Fujitsu Siemens) and is this somehow still supported in FreeBSD 7.0 as well? Thx matthias -- Matthias Apitz SPAMer of the year: Subject: Alle Software ist Deutsche Sprachen >From: -40 % die Neujahrsaktion