Smart diskette device adaptable to receive electronic medium

A method of transferring data from a removable memory to a computer having a magnetic media drive including a magnetic media receiving station for receiving media inserted therein, and a processing system for executing a control program for controlling said computer, said method of transferring comprising the steps of:

• inserting a magnetic media emulating data transfer device into said magnetic media receiving station of said computer, said data transfer device having a frame that can be inserted into a magnetic media reading station of said computer and including a removable memory, digital processing circuitry, and an interface for transferring data to said computer via said magnetic media receiving station;
• encoding information to be transferred to said computer as an MFM signal;
• transferring said information indicative of a characteristic of said removable memory to said computer encoded as part of an MFM signal;
• and
• transferring information stored in said removable memory to said computer via said data transfer device as part of an MFM signal.

A method of transferring digital data from a removable memory to a computer having a magnetic media drive including a magnetic media receiving station for receiving media inserted therein, and a processing system for executing a control program for controlling said computer, said method of transferring comprising the steps of:

• inserting a magnetic media emulating data transfer device into said magnetic media receiving station of said computer, said data transfer device having a frame that can be inserted into a magnetic media reading station of said computer and including a removable memory, digital processing circuitry, and an interface for transferring data to said computer via said magnetic media receiving station therein;
• accessing information from said removable memory;
• storing said information accessed from said removable memory in a RAM on said data transfer device;
• and
• performing a DMA transfer of said information from said RAM memory to said computer encoded as part of an MFM signal.

A method of transferring digital data from a removable memory to a computer having a magnetic media drive including a magnetic media receiving station for receiving media inserted therein, and a processing system for executing a control program for controlling said computer, said method of transferring comprising the steps of:

• inserting a magnetic media emulating data transfer device into said magnetic media receiving station of said computer, said data transfer device having a frame that can be inserted into a magnetic media reading station of said computer and including a removable memory, digital processing circuitry, and an interface for transferring data to said computer via said magnetic media receiving station therein;
• accessing information from said removable memory indicative of a characteristic of said removable memory;
• transferring said information indicative of a characteristic of said removable memory to said computer encoded as part of an MFM signal;
• and
• storing in a transfer device memory at least one command from said computer for accessing said removable memory.