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+<?xml version="1.0" ?>
+<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [
+  <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE">
+  <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here -->
+]>
+
+<article lang="&language;" id="floppy">
+<title>floppy</title>
+
+<articleinfo>
+
+<authorgroup>
+<author>&Alexander.Neundorf;</author>
+<author>&tde-authors;</author>
+<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
+</authorgroup>
+
+<releaseinfo>&tde-release-version;</releaseinfo>
+<date>Reviewed: &tde-release-date;</date>
+
+<copyright>
+<year>2010</year>
+<holder>&Alexander.Neundorf;</holder>
+</copyright>
+<copyright>
+<year>&tde-copyright-date;</year>
+<holder>&tde-team;</holder>
+</copyright>
+
+<abstract>
+<para>
+This handbook describes the floppy protocol.
+</para>
+</abstract>
+
+<keywordset>
+<keyword>TDE</keyword>
+<keyword>floppy</keyword>
+<keyword>protocol</keyword>
+</keywordset>
+
+</articleinfo>
+
+<para>
+The floppy ioslave gives you easy access to the floppy disk drives 
+installed on your system.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+The drive letter becomes the first subdirectory 
+in the floppy &URL;. Let's say there is a file <filename>logo.png</filename> on your floppy 
+disk in drive A, then the &URL; will be <userinput><command>floppy:</command><replaceable>
+/a/logo.png</replaceable></userinput>
+</para>
+
+<para>
+If you want to access drive B, <userinput><command>floppy:/b</command></userinput> will do it.
+<command>floppy:/</command> is a shortcut for <command>floppy:/a</command>.
+</para>
+
+<note><para>Note that <command>floppy:/logo.png</command> means you have a disk drive 
+named <filename>logo.png</filename>.</para></note>
+
+<para>
+To use it you need to have the mtools package
+installed, and the floppy ioslave supports everything the various mtools 
+command line utilities support. You don't have to mount your floppy disks, 
+simply enter <userinput>floppy:/</userinput> in any &tde; 3.x app and you will be able to 
+read from and write to your floppy drive.</para>
+
+<para>
+It also works with USB sticks, ZIP and JAZ drives.
+You can use <command>floppy:/u</command> for the USB stick and <command>floppy:/z</command> for
+the zip drive, for example. To make this work, you might need to adjust your
+<filename>/etc/mtools</filename> file. Read the manpage for documentation.
+</para>
+
+<para>The ioslave gives read and write access to the floppy drive, but not 
+simultaneously. While you can read and write to the floppy during the same 
+session, reading and writing have to happen one after the other, not at the same 
+time.</para>
+
+</article>
+