I know that there are lots of external factors involved, but I'm not worried about those.
What I'd like to know is, considering the age of such a floppy, isn't there a risk that the floppy might lose its magnetic properties and become useless ?
I'm asking because the only way for me to run a OS on my Tulip is from the floppy drive and I've got only one 5 1/4 inch disk.
If it hasn't demagnetized itself after so much time, I should be able to copy DOS on it using a 486 machine (last ones to support 5 1/4 inch floppies ?) and boot off of it, right ?
Thanks in advance !
What I'd like to know is, considering the age of such a floppy, isn't there a risk that the floppy might lose its magnetic properties and become useless ?
I'm asking because the only way for me to run a OS on my Tulip is from the floppy drive and I've got only one 5 1/4 inch disk.
If it hasn't demagnetized itself after so much time, I should be able to copy DOS on it using a 486 machine (last ones to support 5 1/4 inch floppies ?) and boot off of it, right ?
Thanks in advance !