My reply follows quoted text. Christopher Kolp ha escrito:
> Is there a way to make backup copies? I don't know of any source for new > 400k disks and didn't think that an 800k disk could be made to work. Yes, 800 Kb disks *will* do the job. 400 Kb disks are really one-sided 800 Kb disks, so you can take an 800 Kb disk and format it at 400 Kb. The drive will leave blank one side, and the disk will work with earlier drives without problem. > Is there any way to help prevent a disk from 'going bad?' If you take some care, you can make its life longer. When not in use, store them in a dry place, as far as you can from magnetic fields (CRTs, thransformers/power supplies, speakers, magnets, engines, mobile phones...). When in use, do not write at them: the diskettes' magnetic surface allows only a limited number of writes, and writting to it degrades its quality and reability. To make sure you don't write to them accidentally, write-protect them opening the write-protect window. Anyway, keep in mind that they aren't going to last forever, so, sadly, a time will arrive in the future when we will not be able to use our beloved 128s, 512s and Pluses... :-( Greetings, Antonio Rodr�guez (Grijan) <ftp://grijan.cjb.net:21000/> -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> 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/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
