23 Jun
2000
23 Jun
'00
4:56 p.m.
On Fri, 23 Jun 2000, Earl Evans wrote:
Hello all,
I have a couple of questions regarding 5.25 inch, DS/DD disks...
First, where is the best place to buy some new ones?
I don't know about the *best* place, but DiskDirect has them for $.25 ea
in quantity of 10 and $.20 in Quantity of 100. Their site is
www.disksdirect.com.
Second, does any manufacturer still produce this
media, and what is the
shelf life? Basically, what I'm asking here is, will our 5.25 drives become
useless before too much longer?
Shelf life has been demonstrated to be 29 years and more with good
quality diskettes and moderate storage conditions. I think 5.25" drives
in legacy machines will be around for some time.
I remember a discussion on the group a while back
regarding the use of HD
media in DD drives. After reading about two thousand messages more
complicated than quantum mechanics, I gave up trying to figure it out :-)
Basically, it will not be successful!
So now I've resigned myself to seek the newest
5.25 DS/DD disks that I can
find. Any help appreciated! Long live my Commodore 128!
Don't overlook getting used ones, bulk degaussing, peeling the labels,
and starting all over again.
- don