NeXT
Veteran Member
I received a large lot of OS/2 software. Four boxes of red spine Warp 3, two boxes of Communications Manager/2 for 2.x, a box of 2.11, another unboxed copy of red spine Warp 3 and 2.1 and a stack of third party software like HyperACCESS and FastTrack.
I ran an inventory and the boxed software is all complete with its documentation and additional paperwork all present. The boxes and paperwork show no signs of moisture or water damage like wrinkling, warping or surface mold but they have all been stored for a period somewhere with a high humidity and that penetrated all of the packaging. Some of the staple bound documentation is showing signs of rust and almost all the floppies I didn't take out of the plastic have a tiny amount of mold developing.
I want to salvage the genuine media if possible but (partly because aside from Warp 3 I don't already own any of this software in any format) I'm not sure how to clean over 100 floppies and I sure as hell ain't gonna put them into drives while knowing they already have contamination. Right now it's been relocated into a room with 12% humidity to pull any remaining moisture out and blast it with ozone.
I ran an inventory and the boxed software is all complete with its documentation and additional paperwork all present. The boxes and paperwork show no signs of moisture or water damage like wrinkling, warping or surface mold but they have all been stored for a period somewhere with a high humidity and that penetrated all of the packaging. Some of the staple bound documentation is showing signs of rust and almost all the floppies I didn't take out of the plastic have a tiny amount of mold developing.
I want to salvage the genuine media if possible but (partly because aside from Warp 3 I don't already own any of this software in any format) I'm not sure how to clean over 100 floppies and I sure as hell ain't gonna put them into drives while knowing they already have contamination. Right now it's been relocated into a room with 12% humidity to pull any remaining moisture out and blast it with ozone.