Making a tiny computer inside a floppy drive #Floppy #Upcycling #Computer

Abe Haskins writes about Floppy 8, a microcomputer and cartridge system which fits inside a floppy drive.

The Floppy8 plays 4K movies and games on custom cartridges, features wireless controllers, status lights, motorized cartridge ejection and more!

Similar to a Famicon or Super Nintendo, the cartridge sticks out, allowing the label to still be partially visible. The front button safely unmounts and ejects the cart when pressed. The RGB indicator LED flashes different colors for waiting, mounting, running and error states.

Inside is a Latte Panda 3 Delta single board computer.

See the video below and more in the post here.

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