Re: Softdisk

[Eric Smith <eric-no-spam-for-me@brouhaha.com>]

Bruce.Baker@juge.com (Bruce Baker) writes:
> I know both 5.25 and 3.5 have "bit rot".  I certainly see a lot of old
> 3.5's that are bad too.  I'm somewhat amazed at how many of these
> 5.25" disks still worked.  One thing though they are slower than 3.5's
> this is one reason to put them on 3.5's.  I can't use CD-R's on my
> Apple II though.  Sure CD's could be backup, but these 3.5's are to be
> backups that I can use.
>  
> And while I'm doing it I'm looking at old programs.

The point is NOT to *use* CD-Rs on the Apple II, although that can be
done.  The point is to have a *backup* on CD-R, and to be able to
reproduce a floppy disk from that backup whenever the need arises.