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Article #27343Re: I fixed an unreadable floppy...now you can too !
From: Frederick Wamsley
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1988 05:34
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1988 05:34
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In article <487@csvax.liv.ac.uk> sqrkl@csvax.liv.ac.uk writes:
>Ever had a disk go 'unreadable' on you ? Well, read on...
>
[Helpful description of using low-level utilities to revive a disk]
Before you start a project like this, use Copy II or some other
copy-anything-that's-there utility to duplicate the damaged disk.
Your first experiment might fail and leave you worse off, so it's
important to have a duplicate on which you can start over.
--
Fred Wamsley {dual,hplabs}!well!alcmist;well!alcmist@lll-crg.arpa;
CIS 72247,3130; GEnie FKWAMSLEY;ATT Mail fwamsley; USPS - why bother?
"I was just being polite, sir" - Lt. Worf
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!well!alcmist From: alcmist@well.UUCP (Frederick Wamsley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: I fixed an unreadable floppy...now you can too ! Message-ID: <5745@well.UUCP> Date: 20 Apr 88 05:34:36 GMT References: <487@csvax.liv.ac.uk> Reply-To: alcmist@well.UUCP (Frederick Wamsley) Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA Lines: 12 Summary: precautions needed