11 Jan
2007
11 Jan
'07
12:58 a.m.
what's the expected
remaining lifetime of a floppy? Time is probably of the essence
Chuck and Fred have more experience, but I'm assuming once they're
in a stable temp/humidity environment they should be ok for another
10 years. The stuff I'm dealing with now is stuff WAY past its shelf
live (20-30 year old tapes). I've read hundreds of floppies over the
past five years or so, and the only problems I've had have been with
70's 8" media that was stored in poor conditions where the oxide
strips off upon head contact, and the common problem with all
head-contact media of oxide/binder buildup reducing the signal level
off the head.
I absolutely agree that the discs should be copied in image format.