I have had a lot of problems with "old" floppies. And it's more than loss of information stored on them. Many just will not allow themselves to be reformatted. And it's not just a difference with magnetic material on high density two holers vs low density one holers.
I amuse myself thinking about just what environmental conditions might affect the iron oxide coating. Altitude here at 6800 feet is one. Cosmic events like solar magnetic storms and proton bombardment come to mind. Exposure to high magnetic fields like speaker coils. Temperature variations. Dry desert atmosphere. But I do have 50 or so floppies that simply cannot be formatted. I can't find visible defects with a microscope. Does anyone have any information on such effects? Do floppies just get old in the absence of use? -- -> The US of A has been pelloreid <- -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
