2 Feb
2007
2 Feb
'07
3:54 p.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
However, it seems that modern (?!?) 3.5" DSHD
diskettes fail on the
outer tracks more frequently. Probably just from wear and lousy
coating formulation.
A few days ago I read a claim that floppies are used infrequently
these days (compared to how often they used to be used) so the
dust and grime that gets sucked through a drive has longer to
accumulate before being deposited onto the occasional floppy
that does make it in there (for a BIOS upgrade or whatever).
I'm not sure I believe that: my 5.25" disks seem more reliable
than the 3.5" ones.
Antonio