The Floppy Emu Macintosh Disk Emulator is finally available for sale! Get one now for $89. Each one is hand-assembled, programmed, and tested by me. After more than two years in development, and two months of preparation for “production”, I’m very excited to share this with you today. The initial inventory is quite small, but should grow over the next few weeks as more boards get built.

Floppy Emu is a prototype floppy disk drive emulator for vintage Macs, compatible with everything from the original Mac 128K through the Mac II and Power Mac series. It uses an SD memory card and custom hardware to mimic a 400K, 800K, or 1.4MB 3.5 inch disk drive and floppy disk. It plugs into the Mac’s external or internal floppy connector, and behaves exactly like a real disk drive, requiring no special software on the Mac. Floppy Emu is perfect for setup or troubleshooting of a Mac without a hard drive or a working OS. Just plug in the Floppy Emu, and you’re booting up in seconds. Keep it as a permanent solution, or use System 6/7 installer disk images to do a new hard drive installation. The hardware is also great for moving files between vintage Macs.

As always, you can also build your own if you’re comfortable with SMD soldering and have the necessary programming tools.

Thanks to everyone who offered feedback, advice, and encouragement over the long course of development. It’s great to be part of such a positive community!