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Article #1646Re: wet floppy disks!!
From: jhs
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1986 16:34
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1986 16:34
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Offhand, I would think that putting it in a bell jar and pulling a vacuum on it would be the safest way. But I would try it on another floppy disk first to make sure that nothing else besides the water boils away!!! This method is good because it will not use any heat and because it will definitely dry out any water inside the device without having to open it. Does anybody else have any experience with the effects of vacuum on a disk? Considering how important the data is to you, I would also call the disk manufacturer and ask them if they think vacuum is safe and if they have a better idea. -John Sangster jhs@mitre-bedford.arpa
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-crg!nike!ucbcad!ucbvax!MITRE-BEDFORD.ARPA!jhs From: jhs@MITRE-BEDFORD.ARPA Newsgroups: net.micro.atari16 Subject: Re: wet floppy disks!! Message-ID: <8608281534.AA16446@mitre-bedford.ARPA> Date: Thu, 28-Aug-86 12:34:10 EDT Article-I.D.: mitre-be.8608281534.AA16446 Posted: Thu Aug 28 12:34:10 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 29-Aug-86 02:39:44 EDT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The MITRE Corp., Bedford, MA Lines: 14