9 Feb
2011
9 Feb
'11
8:34 p.m.
Al Kossow wrote:
I thought this was an interesting discovery if
you're willing to
sacrifice the media to recover
some data.
I've been trying to read some nasty old 360k 5" floppies circa early
80's, the kind that squeek and
strip the oxide off in nice little rings. These were probably made from
the same nasty stuff they made
early 80's magtapes out of.
[snip]
Thanks - a useful tip! Last time I had that squeaking problem, it was brief -
just long enough for the media to completely tear one of the heads out of the
drive :-( (Parrot 5.25" media from early 80s IIRC - and not "obviously"
dirty)
cheers
Jules