need IDE 5.25 floppy drive

[Sylvan Butler]

Like two serial ports, we are now starting to see support
for the second one dropped in the latest chipsets.

At the very least, dropping support for the 2nd floppy saves a pin
on an ASIC, and sometimes those are in short supply. If they rework
the FDC block in the ASIC, then they might save a couple of gates,
but that seems hardly worth the effort.

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[Rod Speed]

At the very least, dropping support for the 2nd floppy saves
a pin on an ASIC, and sometimes those are in short supply.

I doubt that was the reason.

If they rework the FDC block in the ASIC,
then they might save a couple of gates,

Or that.

but that seems hardly worth the effort.

Yes , but the total may be, dropping the
second floppy and the second serial port,
and increasing the number of USB ports etc.