Simon Cooke wrote: > CD's are much more durable, and as such, don't have this limitation.
Doesn't the surface still oxidize over time though? (or was that just the early disks that weren't sealed so well). Even so they still last longer than floppies! > Also: OIDS on the ST. Mirrorsoft went bust. No backup copy. > Bugger. No Oids. Would it be legal for you to download a disk image of it from the web, as you own the original disk? Or would the person that uploaded it be breaking the law for effectively distributing it? Or if you knew someone that owned it, could you reformat your disk and make a copy of theirs? Maybe I shouldn't have started all this! ;) Si
