Re: Technical question: The units of a timeline

Thomas Yan <tky1news@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Jonathan L Cunningham <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> > I wonder if the Mac format floppy disks in the dusty box are still
> > readable?
>
> I was surprised at how short the half-life of floppy disks was. When
> I got a CD burner, I figured I'd pull data off my old floppies and
> burn them. Quite a few of the floppies were no longer readable.
>
> I'm going to guess that half your floppies are likewise unreadable.

I checked my floppies fairly recently for files worth rescuing (having
not used them for probably five years) and I think most of them worked;
certainly far more than half; *possibly* all. It'll depend on time and
conditions, I'd guess. And luck.

Zeborah
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