[vcf-midatlantic] Getting Data off old Atari Floppies

[Jonathan Gevaryahu]

On 12/14/2015 2:47 PM, Herb Johnson via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> This is, to be polite, flawed advice. There may be some confusion 
> about "baking" 1/4" audio magnetic tapes - I have no details about 
> that process.
>
> The diskette Mylar cookie will distort with heat - period. So will the 
> plastic envelope. Distortion temperatures are likely above, 120, 130 
> degrees F. I don't know the minimum. Storage above room temperature is 
> not recommended.
>
You definitely do not want to bake the vinyl case portion of the floppy. 
I may have the baking temperature completely wrong (perhaps it really is 
only 110-120F?) for the 'cookie'/media part.
I believe it should be baked against a flat (polished?) metal surface to 
prevent distortion, but again I could be completely wrong. (I suppose it 
could melt like an egg even if it is against a flat surface)

> I won't say "try this to see" because someone will mess up their oven 
> and blame me. If you try this, use all possible caution and do NOT 
> leave your experiment unattended. I am not responsible for injury or 
> damage to you, your oven, and certainly to your diskette.
I've got some already damaged wabash disks which might be worth 
experimenting on...
>
> My previous post in this thread, has a link to a Web page on my site, 
> which discusses recovery methods I'm aware of.
>
I'll check it out.
> Herb
>


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