[vcf-midatlantic] floppy diskette reliability, by brand
Herb Johnson
hjohnson at retrotechnology.info
Wed Dec 30 14:41:12 EST 2015
The recent "museum report" discussed in passing, whether to buy
brand-new diskettes to avoid deteriorating old floppy diskettes. And a
previous thread "Getting Data off old Atari Floppies" in Dec 2015,
discussed how some old brands seem better (BASF) and some are outright
rotten from age (Wabash). There were suggestions in the thread, about
cleaning or baking diskettes.
Let's make a list of some brands, see if we can get a consensus. If
someone can post links to Web pages which have such lists or brand
experiences, please add such links to your post. I'll be glad to host a
final list on my Web site at:
http://www.retrotechnology.com/herbs_stuff/drive.html
Good brands: BASF, 3M, IBM, Verbatum, Dysan
Bad brands: Wabash
Herb Johnson
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Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey USA
http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net
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