[vcf-midatlantic] floppy diskette reliability, by brand

[Mike Loewen]

On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 16:03, Joesph Oprysko wrote:

>> On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 2:41 PM, Herb Johnson wrote:
>>
>> 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

> Well, I have a sealed box of Bonus disks... let's see where they come 
> out. :)

    I've had very good luck with the Bonus brand 5-1/4" diskettes.

    Bad: TRS-80 8" (brown label)


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