I have numerous single- and double-sided old 5.25" floppy disks which relate to DOS-based programs I wrote many years ago, and still use today. I would like to access these disks (for source code, compilers, linkers, batch files, etc.) in order to make modifications to the programs. I have determined that the drives are still available from various sources, and some even have the necessary ribbon cables included. I have not determined, however, whether those floppy drive ribbon (or data) cables will connect to motherboards in use on XP based machines (machines which range in age from perhaps three to ten years old). Before I purchase the drive, I'd like to get a definitive answer to this question.
So - if any of you out there have long memories, or better yet, recent related experience, and can provide an answer to this question, it would be very helpful to me. If I remember correctly, the old floppy drives had connections from the drives which resemble PCI adapter board connections, rather than pin connections. My hope is that the older ribbon cables use the same pin connections to the motherboard as more current 3.5" floppy drives. Maybe there's even a way to rig an external version of a 5.25" drive to work just long enough for me to convert the old disks to CDs.
Thanks very much.
