22 Feb
2002
22 Feb
'02
12:34 a.m.
Does anyone know of a way to remove the mold that
won't damage the
magnetic media? Also, does anyone remember the trick to opening the
shutter on these 8" cartridges?
For floppies, I just break 'em open any way I can,
and then use bare, clean hands with dish detergent.
Let dry on a lint-free rag and you're through.
For 9-track magtapes that had either mold or
lichens growing (after a flood), I unspooled
and manually cleaned about 100 feet of the tape
using Formula 409.
The tape was subsequently readable, recovering
100% of the data and programs on the last night
my Prime was still operational; however, I was
using my previously-discussed "wet read" technique.
Regards,
-dq