10 Feb
2009
10 Feb
'09
3:16 a.m.
Mr Ian Primus wrote:
I've heard this doom and gloom talk about
"when all the drives
are dead" and "when nothing is left to read $MEDIA" - and while I
admit that these things are likely to happen eventually, I also
don't believe it's a problem for any of us.
Agreed. A little care in storage can go a long way as well. I have
original Ohio Scientific 5 1/4" floppies that are now 30 years old
(produced in 1979). They still read just fine. No indication of
oxide loss, binder loss or signal loss. I've owned them since
they were new and they have always been in a moderate to low
humidity, 65-75 degree environment. It won't surprise me to be
able to read them 30 years from now... if I last that long.