Bootable solid state floppy disk drive
AssigneeStandard Microsystems Corporation
InventorsRobert E. Hollingsworth, Henry Wurzburg
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Abstract
A solid-state floppy disk drive is disclosed. In one embodiment, a solid-state floppy disk drive may include a non-volatile memory and a connector for coupling the solid-state floppy disk drive to a computer system. The non-volatile memory may store instructions and data which may allow the solid-state floppy disk drive to emulate a mechanical floppy disk drive having a bootable floppy disk inserted into it. The computer system may be booted using the solid-state floppy disk drive.
Claims21
An apparatus, comprising:
- a solid state non-volatile memory, wherein the solid state non-volatile memory stores first program instructions which emulate a plurality of floppy disks, wherein at least one of the floppy disks is a bootable floppy disk, wherein the solid state non-volatile memory further stores second program instructions which are executable to emulate switching among the plurality of floppy disks;
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- a connector electrically coupled to the solid state non-volatile memory for coupling the apparatus to a computer system.
A method, comprising:
- coupling an apparatus to an interface of a computer system, wherein the apparatus comprises a solid state non-volatile memory, wherein the solid state non-volatile memory stores program instructions;
- executing the program instructions on the solid state non-volatile memory, wherein said executing comprises emulating a plurality of floppy disks being loaded successively on a floppy disk drive.
A computer readable solid state non-volatile memory medium, comprising:
- first program instructions which are executable to emulate a plurality of floppy disks, wherein at least one of the floppy disks is a bootable floppy disk;
- second program instructions which are executable to emulate switching among the plurality of floppy disks;
- wherein the computer readable solid state non-volatile memory medium emulates a floppy disk drive which successively stores respective ones of the plurality of floppy disks in a predetermined sequence.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.