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@@ -11,22 +11,6 @@ From [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk_hardware_emulator):
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> Floppy disks and floppy drives are gradually going out of production, and replacement of malfunctioning drives, and the systems hosting them, is becoming increasingly difficult. Floppy disks themselves are fragile, or may need to be replaced often. An alternative is to use a floppy disk hardware emulator, a device which appears to be a standard floppy drive to the old equipment by interfacing directly to the floppy disk controller, while storing data in another medium such as a USB thumb drive, Secure Digital card, or a shared drive on a computer network. Emulators can also be used as a higher-performance replacement for mechanical floppy disk drives.
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SweFlops is an Open Hardware implementation of such an emulator, inspired from the ubiquitous Gotek hardware. It is designed to run the [FlashFloppy](https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy) firmware, which gives it several improvements over the original Gotek:
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-- Can be installed on [many different platforms](https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy/wiki/Host-Platforms)
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-- Directly supports a [wide range of image formats](https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy/wiki/Image-Formats)
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-- [Flexible track layout](https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy/wiki/Track-Layouts) for Raw Sector Images
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-- [Extremely configurable](https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy/wiki/FF.CFG-Configuration-File)
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-- Supports [AutoSwap](https://github.com/keirf/FF_AutoSwap) for games with a large number of disks
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-- Easily accessible pin headers for connection of a [i2c display](https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy/wiki/Hardware-Mods#lcd-display) (either OLED or LCD), [rotary encoder](https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy/wiki/Hardware-Mods#rotary-encoder) (including power)
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-- Built-in amplified speaker, or easily-accessible pin header for an external one
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-- USB connector can either be soldered on the board or connected to a pin header
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-- Connected Motor signal
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-- Emulates two drives at the same time (Not yet supported by the firmware, but [it will come](https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy/wiki/Donations))
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-- Has additional 3.3V, 5V and GND power pins
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-- And hey, it's Open Hardware!
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-All of this comes in the same form factor (and mounting holes) as the board installed in the original Gotek, hence it can be easily installed in any shell or enclosure designed for it.
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-# SweFlopsMini8
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**A modern Gotek replacement with WiFi, embedded storage, and dual-drive emulation support.**
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Per Mårtensson