On Sun, Nov 21, 2004 at 03:55:10PM -0500, Benjamin Madore wrote: > Oh, I hated that. I just got around to nodding and smiling. Thank > goodness nearly everyone uses optical media now, or thumbdrives, or > network drives. > > I had to teach a professor to use the network resources They've had > here for years now. He had several floppies fail him recently. PC > floppies remind me of the old joke about opening the door and the bits > falling out. I think they really do for new PC floppies! > > It seems the older the disk, the longer it lasts...
You'd be surprised how well that rule holds. I have DS/DD diskettes from 1984 that are still readable, whereas I can't even read a 1.44MB floppy I made last year sometimes. There might be quite a bit of difference in reliability between DD and HD media, coupled with manufacturers regarding floppy diskettes as throwaway items instead of archival media today. -- Ryan Underwood, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
