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	Floptical
		Floptical drives, introduced late in 1991 by Insite Peripherals Inc., a company founded by Jim Shugart, combine magnetical and optical technologies.
		Floptical disks were a high-capacity 3½-inch disks which provided 21MB of removable disk storage.
		Around 70,000 flopticals are believed to be sold worldwide in the productвЂ™s life.
	www.mrsci.com /Computer-Storage-Devices/Floptical.php (163 words)

	Floptical at AllExperts
		Floptical drives combine magnetic and optical technologies to store large amounts of data on a media similar to 3½-inch floppy disks.
		The original Floptical technology was introduced late in 1991 by Insite Peripherals, a venture funded company set up by Jim Adkisson, one of the key engineers behind the original 5Â¼-inch floppy disk drive development at Shugart Associates in 1976.
		To allow for a high degree of compatibility with existing SCSI host adapters, Floptical drives were designed to work as a floppy, and not as a removable hard disk.
	en.allexperts.com /e/f/fl/floptical.htm (643 words)

	Smart Computing Encyclopedia Entry - floptical (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Taken from the terms “floppy diskette” and “optical,” “floptical” is a type of floppy diskette that uses optical-magnetic tracking technology, which results in increased storage space compared to standard floppies.
		A floptical has 15,000 tracks per inch and can store as much as 25MB of data, compared to 135 tracks per inch on a standard floppy, which holds as much as 1.44MB.
		Although floptical drives and diskettes are still being used, they are no longer being made.
	www.smartcomputing.com /editorial/dictionary/detail.asp?guid=&searchtype=1&DicID=17368&RefType=Encyclopedia (272 words)

	Sflp(HW)
		Very high density disks (VHD or floptical disks) are special, preformatted, combined optical/magnetic media; they are hard-formatted by optical means, allowing magnetic data to be read and written at a much higher density than on normal disks.
		As an example, the minor device number for the block special device file for a second floptical drive using HD disks is 129 corresponding to a bit pattern of ``10000001''.
		However, it is not possible to use a floptical disk as a removable hard disk; for example, you cannot partition a floptical disk using fdisk(ADM).
	docsrv.caldera.com:507 /en/man/html.HW/Sflp.HW.html (766 words)

	Method of and apparatus for removing debris from the floptical medium - Patent 5419733
		A method recited in any one of claims 5-7 wherein said floptical medium is a floptical disk, said floptical disk having stitches said debris remaining in said stitches prior to said spraying, said spraying traversing from an inside to outside radius, each stitch being sprayed by said gas for at least several times.
		The apparatus for removing debris from a floptical medium after laser etching comprises a rotating means, a chuck for rotating the floptical medium and a sprayer for spraying a low-temperature gas containing ice crystals onto the rotating floptical medium at a predetermined angle.
		C is a pair of bores on the floptical disk 1 to engage pins to lock the disk 1 for rotation.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /5419733.html (4220 words)

	The Ultimate Computer Buyer's Guide:Storage Devices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		The random access time of a floptical is about 80 ms, which is far faster than that of a floppy drive.
		The great advantage to floptical drives is that they can store up to 20.8 megabytes on one formatted diskette, more data than you could fit on 14 high-density floppy disks.
		Floptical storage costs about $1 per megabyte, which is about the same as for floppy disks.
	library.n0i.net /miscellanea/ul-pcbuy/ch14/222-225.html (1022 words)

	Appendix C. Floptical Drive Jumper Settings
		The floptical drive supplied by Silicon Graphics is preconfigured to SCSI address 2.
		There should be a pin on jumper 2, and none on jumpers 1 and 3.
		If the jumpers on the floptical drive do not match Figure C-1, use a pair of needle-nose pliers to remove and install them correctly.
	www.cs.wfu.edu /~torgerse/Kokua/Irix_6.5.21_doc_cd/usr/share/Insight/library/SGI_bookshelves/SGI_Admin/books/ChallS_OG/sgi_html/apc.html (105 words)

	Floptical Disks
		In the days not too long before the Floptical drive it was normal to have a 2-floppy system with the program disk in one drive and the data disk in the other.
		The Floptical disk was not a long-term success in that it disappeared after only a year or so.
		Later (1996) a very similar technology, the LS120 drive with 120mb capacity and attaching to the IDE connector arrived on the scene and for obvious reasons stole the limelight for an equally short period until it in turn was replaced by the Iomega Zip drive, which was a (very) commercial success.
	www.yesterdaystechnology.com /html/floptical_disks.html (554 words)

	floptical - OneLook Dictionary Search
		We found 5 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word floptical:
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		floptical : Free On-line Dictionary of Computing [home, info]
	www.onelook.com /cgi-bin/cgiwrap/bware/dofind.cgi?word=floptical (88 words)

	SAA: Glossary of Archival Terminology
		Floptical disks were the same size as a 3½-inch floppy disk, and most Floptical drives could read a standard floppy.
		Because the heads used a more precise optical track for positioning, a Floptical drive could store more information in the same amount of space.
		Flopticals could store 21 MB of data without sacrificing access time.
	www.archivists.org /glossary/term_details.asp?DefinitionKey=2446 (90 words)

	Recovery Software - FAT and NTFS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Lastly, floptical drives are handy and flexible they undeleted both floptical and traditional floppy disks.
		Floptical media only hold up to 40mb as compared to the heftier mo discs mentioned above.
		They are, however, well regarded by workstation manufacturers such as silicon graphics, sun and others who now offer floptical drives as system options.
	www.databankservices.com /Recovery+Softwarei.html (208 words)

	Using Floptical Disk Drives with Windows 95
		In Windows 95, floptical disk drives are supported only by real-mode ASPI drivers.
		Floptical disk drives controlled by the BIOS are not supported.
		You must format floptical disks from an MS-DOS command prompt using a vendor-supplied formatting tool (such as C Format or EZSCSI).
	support.microsoft.com /kb/126722 (100 words)

	Choices in Backup Devices and Media
		Floptical disks utilize the same technology as magneto optical disks.
		These devices are able to load and unload tapes into removable media drives on an as needed basis.
		Terms used: floptical, magneto optical disk, jukebox, stackloader, compression.
	www.uwsg.iu.edu /usail/backups/media (816 words)

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		What I would like to know is which floptical drives are recommended for their quality and performance.
		My preference would be floptical drives capable of handling both 800k and 1.4k floppies, but handling 800k floppies is not a necessity.
		Are there any other floptical drives that are worth looking into and where can they be purchased (i.e.
	www.cs.cmu.edu /afs/cs.cmu.edu/project/theo-11/www/naive-bayes/20_newsgroup/comp.sys.mac.hardware/51648 (136 words)

	The flop's a hit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Floptical technology promises to change the way you store data.
		The read-write optical disk will come in a familiar package--a square of plastic that's virtually indistinguishable from the shirt-pocket 3 1/2-inch disk--but on that disk you can store a whopping 21MB of information.
		Commodore International has selected the Insite Floptical drive for use in its Amiga 3000.
	www.atarimagazines.com /compute/issue135/8_The_flops_a_hit.php (241 words)

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		As I understand it, the SCSI firmware on the floptical is hardcoded with the IBM format, I don't see how a software program could fix that.
		The SCSI firmware on the "stock" floptical has a "write lockout feature" (I like how they call it a feature) which prevents writing to the disk, unless a special SCSI Mode Sense Command is received.
		In the low density modes, this noise has no effect on operation, but in the high density mode, it causes what appears to be "media errors" to occur when formatting.
	www4.ncsu.edu /~hgm/amiga/floptical.txt (1923 words)

	INSITES 20MB FLOPTICAL DRIVE READS 1.44MB DISKS - CBRonline.com
		High capacity floppy disk drives have regularly been announced or previewed by manufacturers over the past decade, but have not made much of a mark up to now, because they were seldom compatible with the low-capacity disks widely in use.
		According to Microbytes Daily, Insite will ship limited quantities of its Floptical drives, which use optical technology for precision positioning before the magnetic heads take over, and it plans to start volume production of the drive in April 1991 at an OEM price of $325.
		The disks - to be made by Xidex Corp and Verbatim Corp - have embedded optical tracks and a closed-loop servo motor to increase the storage capacity of the magnetic disk.
	www.cbronline.com /article_cg.asp?guid=8D28E796-7C40-45E1-83D8-516C576DC7AD (414 words)

	Adding floptical drives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		A maximum of seven floptical drives on a single SCSI bus per system are supported.
		The device files used for access to the floptical drive are documented on the floptical(HW) manual page.
		If the floptical driver is not already linked into the kernel, configure it for use.
	osr5doc.ca.caldera.com:457 /HANDBOOK/floptical_adding.html (243 words)

	Chapter 3. CD-ROM, Floptical, and Floppy Disk Drives
		This chapter discusses the software that is used to access and use CD-ROM, floptical, and floppy disk drives.
		Note: In this chapter, the term floppy disk drive also applies to a floptical drive since both are configured and used in the same manner.
		This section describes how to copy files to and retrieve files from floppy and floptical disks, regardless of whether the disk is in Macintosh, DOS, or IRIX filesystem format.
	techpubs.sgi.com /library/dynaweb_docs/0620/SGI_Admin/books/IA_Periphrls/sgi_html/ch03.html (1080 words)

	Re: Dual Core vs 2nd Processor
		If your not familiar with them, floptical drives are magnetic media based but the substrate that the metal oxide is adhered to is semi-transparent so that a laser can line up the tracks while formatting/reading/writing to the disk.
		My second floptical drive sits on the shelf though, and I have not used the first in several years now.
		Even though these are SCSI devices and perform at 4X (over a normal floppy drive's speed), it still takes about 20 mins.
	west-wind.com /wwThreads/Message1TE0EZO3E.wwt (294 words)

	Chapter 5. Installing Peripherals: Internal and External Devices
		Move the system or position yourself so that the power supply is close to you and the system drive and empty drive bracket are in the upper right hand corner, as shown in Figure 5-1.
		For a floptical drive, connect the other end of the power cable to the adapter cable attached to the drive.
		If you remove the floptical or secondary hard drive and do not intend to replace it, you need to inform the system that the drive is no longer there.
	techpubs.sgi.com /library/dynaweb_docs/hdwr/SGI_EndUser/books/Indy_OwnerGd/sgi_html/ch05.html (3167 words)

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		REVIEW The first noticeable thing when booting with a Floptical is the time it takes for the drive to check a disk.
		Write protected flopticals can be booted from on a virus-infected system or if something is trashing partitions (e.g., possibly some of the bugs in certain UNIX versions).
		The Floptical beats a tape for access and convenience, but storage is now small in comparison to other media (CD-ROM, DAT tape, and large hard drives).
	www.cucug.org /amiga/amiinfo/reviews/InsiteFlopticl.txt (1228 words)

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		You can format DD mac disks using the > floptical to 720k, but you won't be able to read 800k disks.
		Newer > flopticals may have addressed this problem, but i sort of doubt it - > ask the dealer.
		You CAN boot from a > floptical, but you will have to change the boot device, since the > floptical uses the scsi bus, like your hard drive.
	ftp.sunet.se /pub/mac/info-mac/info/hdwr/repair-internal-fdhd.txt (1190 words)

	Using the SGI Indy Workstation
		These messages will eventually appear in the Athena console window, and the SGI console will be removed from the Athena release.
		floptical: This icon controls the floptical disk drive, which uses 21Mb floptical diskettes.
		The floptical drive (on the right side of the blue box) takes 21Mb floptical diskettes.
	web.mit.edu /olh/SGI/Indy.html (747 words)

	Chapter 3. DVD, CD-ROM, Floptical, and Floppy Disk Drives
		Note: In this chapter, the term floppy disk drive also applies to a floptical drive because both are configured and used in the same manner.
		This section describes how to copy files to and retrieve files from floppy and floptical disks, regardless of whether the disk is in Macintosh, DOS, or IRIX filesystem format.
		Note: The term floppy disk is used interchangeably with floptical disk in this section.
	www.cs.wfu.edu /~torgerse/Kokua/SGI/007-2861-005/sgi_html/ch03.html (970 words)

	The Motley Fool: Iomega In Fooldom Today, 06/30/97
		The 'fact' of the matter is that the 21MB floptical was made, and sold, but never caught on.
		Iomega named its version of the Floptical the "Insider." The insider was compatible with the Insite model, fitted into the standard 3.5-inch peripheral bay of most computers and was expected to have a list price of $349.
		The 20.8MB Floptical, and most versions manufactured by companies such as MKE and Iomega, originally sold for $300 to $400.
	www.fool.com /Iomega/1997/Iomega970630.htm (4017 words)

	Third Party Floppy Drive & Media Suppliers for SGI's
		I have transferred quite a few files to/from PC floppies and it works much faster than the floppy drive we have on a Sun here, but then the floppy IS connected to a Sun, so it is difficult to tell whether the DOG slow Sun is the bottle neck or the floppy.
		I don't have any of the floptical media, so I don't know how fast or well that media works.
		They are just replacing all the floptical drives at their site with the LS-120 drives.
	www.vigyan.com /~blbates/sgi/hardware/floppy.html (412 words)

	Photographs to Identify Computer Disks: Floptical 21 MB 3.5 inch floppy disk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Photographs to Identify Computer Disks: Floptical 21 MB 3.5 inch floppy disk
		The Floptical disk is the same size as a 3.5" floppy disk, but uses an optical servo track to increase capacity to 21 MB.
		It can only be read by a Floptical drive, not by a standard 3.5" floppy drive.
	www.discinterchange.com /media_photos/media-floptical_.html (69 words)

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