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 at a site this week where the author does disk conversion. There are some brands that he refuses to work with.

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Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko