[Coco] 360K 3.5 inch floppies... hmmm

[Mike Pepe]

Ah, oops.

I think keeping them dry probably would be the most important thing.
Maybe seal them in a plastic bag with some silica gel.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-
> bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of George Ramsower
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 8:36 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] 360K 3.5 inch floppies... hmmm
> 
>  Mike,
> 
>   I think you missed something here. These are unformatted diskettes.
> All my
> software and data are already backed up in numerous ways, including
> onto
> this PC and CDs.
>   I was looking for a way to keep these floppies in good shape for
> future
> use.
> George
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Pepe"
> 
> > I'd say the best thing to do would be to read the disks and save
them
> as
> > images onto a more modern storage medium.
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From:  George Ramsower
> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 2:26 PM
> >>  I'm wondering if anyone knows a way to preserve the integrity of
> the
> >> media
> >> on these difficult to find discs.
> >>  I keep my unused and unformatted stuff in the dark, humiditiy and
> >> temperature controlled environment(My Darkroom).
> >>
> >>  Is there a known way to preserve these things any better? Maybe
> drop
> >> them
> >> in liquid Nitrogen and keep them there until ready to use? hehe
> >>
> >>  Really, what is the best method of making sure the magnetic media
> >> doesn't
> >> fall off the darned thing or, whatever goes wrong over the years.
> >>
> >> George
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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