Can I connect a USB floppy drive to iMac

I have an older floppy drive with a USB cable for 3.5" floppy disks.
Can I connect to my iMac? I want to try to use music created on a keyboard recorded to that disk. Is there any other way to connect to the iMac for these music files, Midi? Other accessories?
Thanks

There are two parts two connecting any device to a Mac
1) Physcal connector
If your device has a USB connector and your Mac has USB port, then you can connect it
2) Protocol
The Mac need to communicate with the external device. For that they have to speak the same "language". Either the device follows standard OSX protocol or the the device has to provide an "interpreter" which is called a Driver. This is a file that needs to be installed on your Mac so it knows how to communicate with the device.
To find out if your external device is compatible, you can just plug it in and see if it is recognized and functions as expected, or check the manufacturer's website for compatibility and driver information
Hope that helps
Edgar Rothermich
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