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Re: Old Diskettes

Subject: Re: Old Diskettes
From: Egan Ford <datajerk@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:51:23 -0700 (PDT)
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On Oct 18, 10:37 pm, jacobst <tomjacob...@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> How can I tell if the problem is the duo disk unit, or the floppies
> being too old?  

Can you unbox your old system?

> What is the life expectancy of the data on the floppy
> disks?  

I recently recovered all the data from 12 A2 floppies (both sides)
dating back to 1983-1986 without issue.  I used a //c and ADTPro.  My
floppies had been stored for the most part in dark, cool, dry places
(I live in a high altitude desert climate).

> Are there any options on getting these old floppies to read so
> I can get the data off?

Other than what is mentioned by Finnigan, I'd try a different drive.
I would strongly recommend that you run ADTPro and image all your
disks ASAP.

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- Old Diskettes
  - From: jacobst <tomjacobsen@bellsouth.net>

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