25 Jun
1997
25 Jun
'97
12:47 a.m.
On 25-Jun-97, Sam Ismail wrote:
I've been really lucky in that respect. All my
disks seem to be working
fine even after 10 years (tap on silicon). I still even have my first
two Dysan floppies that my friend gave me for my computer class in 9th
grade. Haven't booted them in a while though.
I've got plenty of original program disks for the Atari 800 that still work
after nearly 15 years. In fact, at the one thrift store I frequent, I picked
up a version of VisiCalc for the Atari 800, all original packaging, manuals,
cards, disks and all! The outside cardboard sleeve is a little worn
(afterall, it is from 1982), but the inside even smells new still. No wear on
the pages or anything. I've yet to try to read the diskette though.
Jeff jeffh(a)unix.aardvarkol.com
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