29 Oct
2016
29 Oct
'16
10:05 p.m.
I?ve recently acquired a rare complete set of 10 TRS-XENIX 1.0 Development System floppy
disks. I?ve done quite a bit of 8? disk imaging so I'm fairly comfortable using
ImageDisk, cleaning disk heads, etc. I?ve run into a scenario with these disks that I
have not had to deal with before. Since this is the only complete set of this software
I?ve ever seen, I need to be really careful with how I proceed. The media itself looks
pretty good. No scratches, no blotches. However, on a number of disks the sleeves have
warped. I am afraid that this will damage the media when I spin them up. I?m thinking of
cutting open the sleeves and placing the media in new 8? floppy sleeves. I?ve also heard
about baking the media, although I?ve never tried this and not sure of its value.
What are your thoughts on how to proceed?
29 Oct
29 Oct
10:09 p.m.
On Oct 29, 2016, at 10:05 PM, Peter Cetinski <pete
at pski.net> wrote:
I?ve recently acquired a rare complete set of 10 TRS-XENIX 1.0 Development System floppy
disks. I?ve done quite a bit of 8? disk imaging so I'm fairly comfortable using
ImageDisk, cleaning disk heads, etc. I?ve run into a scenario with these disks that I
have not had to deal with before. Since this is the only complete set of this software
I?ve ever seen, I need to be really careful with how I proceed. The media itself looks
pretty good. No scratches, no blotches. However, on a number of disks the sleeves have
warped. I am afraid that this will damage the media when I spin them up. I?m thinking of
cutting open the sleeves and placing the media in new 8? floppy sleeves. I?ve also heard
about baking the media, although I?ve never tried this and not sure of its value.
What are your thoughts on how to proceed?
Just to clarify, I meant the plastic floppy disk case when I said ?sleeve".
30 Oct
30 Oct
8:47 a.m.
On Oct 30, 2016 3:37 AM, "Peter Cetinski" <pete at pski.net> wrote:
> On Oct 29, 2016, at 10:05 PM, Peter Cetinski <pete at pski.net> wrote:
>
> I?ve recently acquired a rare complete set of 10 TRS-XENIX 1.0
Development
...
I'd carefully transplant to a better sleeve.
Bill Degnan
twitter: billdeg
vintagecomputer.net
1:14 p.m.
On 10/30/2016 05:47 AM, william degnan wrote:
On Oct 30, 2016 3:37 AM, "Peter Cetinski"
<pete at pski.net> wrote:
Yup, I do this quite often. I keep a pile of empty jackets around for
just such a purpose. Very useful in cases where the lining of the
jacket has become contaminated with dirt or spilled liquids.
Just slit or cut the top edge of the jacket for easy removal/insertion.
Don't waste your time trying to break the welds.
--Chuck
> On Oct 29, 2016, at 10:05 PM, Peter Cetinski <pete at pski.net>
> wrote:
>
> I?ve recently acquired a rare complete set of 10 TRS-XENIX 1.0
Development
...
I'd carefully transplant to a better sleeve. 
2:01 p.m.
On Sat, 29 Oct 2016, Peter Cetinski wrote:
media itself looks pretty good. No scratches, no
blotches. However, on
a number of disks the sleeves have warped. I am afraid that this will
damage the media when I spin them up. I?m thinking of cutting open
the sleeves and placing the media in new 8? floppy sleeves. I?ve
also heard about baking the media, although I?ve never tried this and
not sure of its value.
What are your thoughts on how to proceed?
You can slit the disks open, and one at a time, put them into a fresh
jacket.
If the warpage isn't severe, but the disks are just hard to turn, . . .
hold the disk perpendicular to the edge of a table, pushing a little, so
that the jacket bows out slightly, and rub it back and forth. Not so
much force that you daamage the cookie. Do that for all four edges of
the disk. The disk will then turn much easier.
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