24 Nov
2014
24 Nov
'14
6:29 a.m.
From: Kevin Parker
good quality 8" media is a significant problem
given its age ..
I have .. several hundred 8" floppies. ..
Some of the disks look like the parched earth of a desert so they'll be
a no go. As for the rest it's a guess - just be careful if you're
popping disks in and out and check if the surface of the disk is
visually OK and that it leaves nothing behind in the drive.
I was under the impression that older floppies should be given the same 'heat
soak' treatment given to old tapes (which makes sense; they are similar
formulations on a mylar base).
Once that is done, my understanding is that older floppies are actually
generally quite usable, pretty must like they were when new?
Noel