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Re: Help!

Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> fixme1@gmail.com wrote:
> > A few months ago all my Apple II software got ruined by a water pipe
> > breakage.  Luckily I was able to rescue the IIe that I had stored
> > there(wrapped in plastic bags).  I have ADT install on my pc and am
> > able to communicate with the IIe via the super serial card, but I can't
> > transfer all the disk images I have to the IIe as I have no DOS disk to
> > boot the IIe with.  Could someone help with this.  I have looked
> > everywhere and tried everything to no avail.  I'd be willing to pay for
> > shipping if someone could send a copy of either DOS 3.3 or ProDOS.
>
> Water alone won't hurt disks.  Just dry them out *completely* and
> they should work fine.  The labels may not fare as well.  ;-)
>
> -michael
>
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>
> "The wastebasket is our most important design
> tool--and it's seriously underused."

Clean water should not hurt them, but dirty water might be another
thing. I am sure these were the last things on his mind. What ever was
in the water dried on to the disks and to the inside of the sleves.They
would have a tendency foul the heads on the disk drives quite quickly.