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Re: Apple IIc

Hi,

The disks got bended when I moved.

George

"Michael J. Sch�lke" <news0310@mjschuelke.de> wrote in
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> George Parada wrote:
>
> > I have just dig up my IIc from a storage and it appears
that all my 5.25 disk are damaged.
>
> Are you sure it's the disks and not the drive, i.e., have
you tested the
> disks in a separate drive?
>
> 5.25" DD disks tend to be quite reliable IME -- I've had
most of mine
> stored (dry, protected from dust, at room temperature)
from ca. 1992 to
> 2001, and had failure rates of about 1-2%. So if all disks
appear
> damaged, my first guess would be the drive.
>
> Regards,
> Michael