22 Oct
2012
22 Oct
'12
5:19 p.m.
On Mon, 22 Oct 2012, Chris Tofu wrote:
C: Ok, but the Catweasel is no longer produced. And
assuming I had one
(preferably the MKIV I supposed), would it be effective in reproducing
data from *old* disks, say that worked fine 1-5 years ago, but are just
deteriorating due to basic age, or temperature swings?
A flux-transition board would let you copy all of the bits that are good,
without choking out on the sector or track? when one bit is bad.
Along w/the materials you described? It seems worth it
to extract said
data, even if it requires a certain amount of *processing*.
?Is the Catweasel a difficult device to reproduce?
The early "Option Board"s were discrete ICs. The switch to LSI may have
been more to do with discouraging competitors than anything else.
Are they that hard to find?
How long can you expect a deteriorated disk to last?
Wabash?
Dysan?
OLD diskettes last a lot longer than more recent ones.