On Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 10:48:17PM -0400, Bill wrote:
> On Friday 31 August 2001 18:58, you wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 12:08:57PM -0400, Bill Ehlert wrote:
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > > Second, awhile back, Paul posted a problem about getting
> > > errors while transferring files between computers using
> > > floppy diskettes. I
> >
> > Oh, I have tons of them, but when I start to have problems I
> > switch to pristeen ones. I still have the problem, which I
> > suspect is from marginal drives.
>
> parm me fer buttin' in here ... but if the drives are at all
> old, try running a cleaning diskette with a little 90proof
> alcohol on the wiping surface. No ... not Smirnoff. :-) That,
> and a good vacuuming seems to resurrect a lot of "bad floppies".
>
You could be right. I haven't tried that, though I have a cleaning
diskette and solution. That'll be the _next_ thing I try when I get off
my lazy butt. ;-}
Paul
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