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| Thread ID: 55136 | 2005-03-03 22:03:00 | Old floppies - free to a good home | Tony (4941) | PC World Chat |
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| 330321 | 2005-03-03 22:03:00 | I have: 54 Double density (720K) floppies - note WinXP (on my PC at least) does not recognise these. 44 High Density (1.44mb) floppies - with no write permit tab. Approx 180 5.25 in floppies. These have a huge range of software - Compilers, games, utilities etc - all of course totally outdated. If anybody wants them they can send me a courier bag and I'll pass them on. First come, first served. Send me a PM if you are interested. |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 330322 | 2005-03-03 22:17:00 | Given that the life of a floppy disk is less than 10 years (assuming storage is in accordance with makers requirements) or about 1 year under general conditions, they may be a liability more than an asset. These figures are from an Australian archive organisation. Most 5.25" disks would now be in severe danger of losing their oxide when read (and taking the drive heads with it) I suspect. I have a few boxes as well, that I must destroy. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 330323 | 2005-03-03 22:36:00 | Most 5.25" disks would now be in severe danger of losing their oxide when read (and taking the drive heads with it) I suspect. I have a few boxes as well, that I must destroy.It would all be at the recipient's risk - especially as some of them are probably over 15 years old! I guess I am assuming that anyone who has a use for them would understand the implications. :) | Tony (4941) | ||
| 330324 | 2005-03-04 04:00:00 | Update - the 720K floppies are recognized by WinXP - but it can't format them. | Tony (4941) | ||
| 330325 | 2005-03-04 13:05:00 | Most 5.25" disks would now be in severe danger of losing their oxide when read (and taking the drive heads with it) I suspect. That may be why my drive recently stopped being able to read disks :( |
Greg (193) | ||
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