Might sound silly this but although it wasn't used much I miss the the floppy drive that I had on my old computer. My new computer a "Dell 3000" does not have one fitted and as they are only £22 I was thinking of buying an external USB one from Maplins. The problem is as I understand it you need to have fitted in your computer a FLOPPY DISK DRIVE CONTROLLER and most computers have them fitted as standard even when no floppy drive is fitted. I find this strange as floppy disc drives seem to be on the way out. So can anyone confirm if a floppy drive controller is likely to be fitted.

Thanks

Yep, i stuck a floppy drive into our office Dimension 3000 just 48 hours ago :thumbsup: They dont have the mounting rack inside tho, so you cant screw the floppy drive into place (over the "floppy hole") without some DIY or a doner case or something. Other than that all you need is a floppy drive and the cable :thumbsup:
Edit: Just to make clear...You dont need any "controlers" for an external usb drive, you might need some drivers but they most surtainly will come with the unit.