[Tfug] Help to read data from 5.25 HD diskette?

erich erich1 at copper.net
Mon Mar 15 09:34:19 MST 2010


Good luck,
                   Floppy disk media lose integrity with the passage of 
time, and
may not be readable, (been there done that)

                                                                                                          
Erich

Angus Scott-Fleming wrote:
> On 14 Mar 2010 at 14:28, John Karns  wrote:
>
>   
>> Perhaps I should have mentioned that they're high density, as opposed
>> to the just the older 360k 5.25" disk format.
>>     
>
> I know the '486 had HD, and I'm pretty sure the '386 did also.  I also have an 
> IBM PC-XT which I'm sure still has only the 360k floppy drive.
>
> Let me know if you want to bring the disks to my office (Broadway/Sarnoff area) 
> to try and read them.
>
>
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