Re: Using 1.2M floppy disks

[h9104374@hkuxa.hku.hk (William)]

Bradley VonHaden (bpvh@shell1.msn.fullfeed.com) wrote:
: 
: ctkwan@csd.hku.hk (Doug Kwan ~{9XUq5B~})
: 
: >The problem is that 10 years later I may not be able to buy
: >new 5.25" floppy disks onto which I can unpack games archived
: >eventhough I may still have the games on MO disks and an
: >working apple.
: 
: I know that the magnetic signal (or whatever) on the floppy disks
: degrades over time, but do the disks themselves degrade over time (in
: storage, not use)?
: 
: Is it not OK just to recopy (say moving A to a blank, B to A and so
: one) and thus refresh the magnetic signal every 5 years or so?  That
: and having working and archive copies of the programs should be
: sufficient, right?
: 
It is sad to learn that my ]['s stuff on the 5.25" disks are damaged 
after a storage of years without using them. So I think that the disks do 
degrade over time even in storage.

William