26 Feb
2002
26 Feb
'02
12:30 a.m.
At 08:46 AM 2/26/02 -0500, you wrote:
> > For floppies, I just break 'em open any
way I can,
> > and then use bare, clean hands with dish detergent.
> > Let dry on a lint-free rag and you're through.
>
> Jerome Fine replies:
>
> I am trying to recover some files from an DEC RX02 (8" SSDD)
> floppy. After you clean the media, how do you put it back into
> the drive?
If you just want to be able to read it long enough to recover it's data
then don't put it back in a jacket! Just put the bare disk into the drive
and copy it. I know several people that have successfully done this with 5
1/4" disk. However if your dirve has a spring loaded ejector, you may need
to open up the housing and push the ejector back by hand.
> Will Formula 409 work with floppy media? Where
> can it be purchased?
Umm. you're not in the US are you? If you were you'd know what that
stuff is. Anyway it's just a spray-on general purpose cleaner that you can
buy in the grocery stores.
Joe