sunshine wrote:
we are still using the obsolete HP4145B Parameter Analyzer. It's a
wonderful piece of equipment and it does the job.
Although it is hooked up to GPIB, it still needs the floppy drive with
a bootdisk. Unfortunately the floppy drive broke and Agilent does not
have any spare parts. Even though it is 3.5" it is not compatible with
the common PC floppy drives. Any idea to work around this (except
buying new equipment)?

Any comments are welcome.

You _might_ be able to cannibalize a 3.5" floppy out of another piece of
HP gear of similar vintage. It wouldn't surprise me at all if the
floppies were identical, or at least compatible.

Bob Pownall