Fun with degaussers - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

2 May 1999

Chuck said:
...
 At 09:50 PM 5/1/99 -0400, Tim wrote:
>That said, 12 (or even 6) is way too many errors for a floppy disk.
>Cleaning the heads, re-aligning, or buying new media (there are lots
>of places that still sell 8" floppies) may be the real solution. 
...
 The issue isn't with the disk I don't believe
(I don't have an alignment
disk to prove it so I can't be sure). 
Then maybe it's the heads, or maybe it's dirt, or maybe it's just bad-
quality media.  In my experience, one
or two bad blocks on a 8" floppy is acceptable.  6 or 12 is way too many,
and indicates a more serious problem.

Maybe I'm just paranoid, but
I don't like taking chances with data, and testing with new media and
trashing questionable media is cheap and easy compared to replacing
lost data.  This is much more true with removable platter drives than
with floppies!

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