retrobits
Experienced Member
Hi there,
Many of us in the vintage computer community have lamented the imminent death of existing floppy media. There are still a few ways to get new in box floppy disks; however, the condition of the disks after a two-decade shelf life is questionable.
I'm wondering - could a way be found to "refurbish" the existing floppy disks? Does some way already exist? It would be great to take the available NIB media and give it a new lease on life.
Things involving heat would probably be bad for the magnetics - but then again, I'm neither a magnetism expert, nor a chemist.
Thoughts? I'd love to keep the old floppy drives running for another decade or two, and the only critical impediment is the doom of existing media.
- Earl
Many of us in the vintage computer community have lamented the imminent death of existing floppy media. There are still a few ways to get new in box floppy disks; however, the condition of the disks after a two-decade shelf life is questionable.
I'm wondering - could a way be found to "refurbish" the existing floppy disks? Does some way already exist? It would be great to take the available NIB media and give it a new lease on life.
Things involving heat would probably be bad for the magnetics - but then again, I'm neither a magnetism expert, nor a chemist.
Thoughts? I'd love to keep the old floppy drives running for another decade or two, and the only critical impediment is the doom of existing media.
- Earl