Suppose I pick my 30+ year old Amiga floppies from the basement. Any chance that there are still readable? what would be the simplest way to copy the content on a modern storage so I could inspect them on an emulator.
Just buy a simple USB floppy drive for 15 bucks online. You can even connect it straight to the VM if you feel like it.
A USB floppy drive won't read Amiga disks.
You might like this:
That looks great, I was not aware this existed.
However, considering you have to build your own custom Arduino board or be on the waiting list to buy one, it's a bit more complicated than "Just buy a simple USB floppy drive for 15 bucks online".
Better yet, GreaseWeazle[0].