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Article #20437Re: DEATH to floppies!!!!!!
From: sean kerns
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 13:38
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 13:38
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In article <1993Jan27.063559.71696@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu>, ry01@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (ROBERT YUNG) writes: |> I've had it! I'm always getting bad sectors on my 1.44 disk! They format fine, |> but when I put stuff on them, I'm screwed! I've tried name brand disks and even |> they can go BAD! IS there an alternative? |> |> I guess it'll cost too much to buy a MO drive, so maybe a tape drive? How |> reliable ARE they? Can they last a month without data loss? Anybody got a WORM |> drive they want to donate? :) |> |> Maybe it's just me, but how are your floppies holding out? No, I'm not living |> next to a power station. Thank you for any input. |> |> -- |> ================================== ILAN ====================================== |> Unsolved mysteries: What is so BAD about leaving the toilet seat up?? |> ==================(Robert) Bobby Yung_______RY01@Lehigh.Edu=================== Except for when I buy bulk disks, I haven't had a 3 1/2" floppy fail on me yet. I guess Robert could use some of my luck. SRK P.S. My drive is a Sony 1.44 sean.kerns@sdrc.com
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!pipex!bnr.co.uk!bnrgate!nott!torn!cs.utexas.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!paladin.american.edu!gatech!hubcap!ncrcae!ncrhub2!ncrgw2!psinntp!heimdall!sony7!drkerns From: drkerns@sony7.sdrc.com (sean kerns) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: DEATH to floppies!!!!!! Message-ID: <585@heimdall.sdrc.com> Date: 28 Jan 93 13:38:19 GMT References: <1993Jan27.063559.71696@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu> Sender: news@heimdall.sdrc.com Organization: SDRC Lines: 28