[efreak]

> The greaseweazle still looks like a connector for an existing 5.25" drive

That's because it connects to an existing 5.25" drive

> is there any hardware you know of that replicates the drive itself?

Why would you build a device to emulate a device that already exists, when all you need to do is communicate with it?

[branon]

Because nobody's made new 5.25" drives for decades and eventually they will all be gone?

I don't want to have to buy used gear off eBay, and wouldn't need to for 3.5" disks or drives - you can actually find people producing new stock.

Why doesn't 5.25" hardware get the same treatment?