Device Side Data develops and sells innovative computing accessories.
Device Side Data's flagship product is the FC5025 USB 5.25" floppy controller. The FC5025 plugs into any computer's USB port and enables you to attach a 5.25" floppy drive. Even if your computer has no built-in floppy controller, the FC5025 lets you read those old disks. And it's not just for IBM PC disks – it also understands formats used by Apple, Atari, Commodore and TI, among others.
Customers in the United States may order online with a credit card. Those in other countries or wishing to use other payment methods, please contact us by email.
December 30th, 2011: Our online ordering system was experiencing problems earlier today. It has been fixed. If you had trouble ordering earlier, please try again now. Sorry for the inconvenience.
December 22nd, 2011: Updated drivers are available for download. The new drivers run natively on Windows 7 64-bit and Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. Older operating systems are also still supported. The new drivers have several other improvements, including support for PMC MicroMate and Tandy Color Computer disks.
April 4th, 2011: Updated drivers are available for download. The new drivers have several improvements, including support for Kaypro 2 and Calcomp Vistagraphics 4500 disks.
November 18th, 2010: In addition to the controller, we are now also selling an external drive enclosure and a tabletop power supply.
July 2nd, 2010: Updated drivers are available for download. The new drivers fix a problem with copying files from MS-DOS disks in the GUI, add support for Kaypro 4 CP/M 2.2 disks, and improve the speed of some disk image operations.
February 18th, 2010: The FC5025 is now shipping! Also, the specifications are now more detailed.
December 2009: More information on the FC5025 is now available, including hardware photos and software screenshots.
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