On 2 June 2016 at 20:27, Gene Wirchenko genew@telus.net wrote:
At 11:36 2016-05-31, Kurt Wendt Kurt_Wendt@globetax.com wrote:
I heard years ago that actual floppy disks like these 8" jobbies being spoken about here - actually can get this mold condition - rendering them useless!
Some can, yes. Quality of media varied considerably. I was looking ata site this week where the author does disk conversion. There are some brands that he refuses to work with.
Having recently resurrected my Amiga 4000 I can confirm. Some old floppies refuse to format.