[TechAssist] Re: Floppy discs

  • From: "David Lessard" <mrfixit@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 15:19:09 -0500

Al, scandisk comes with your operating system. Magnetic discs go bad over
time, you should maybe invest in a CD burner to make your backups, you will
never lose data unless you scratch the CD, (so don't scratch the CD), also
its cheap enough to make multiple backups/copies. I can't remember the last
time I used a floppy to backup data.

David Lessard
mrfixit@xxxxxxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of al m
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 2:58 PM
To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Floppy discs



Where can I get scandisk. The only thing I don't understand is if the disc
was recording info what happened to the rest of the disc. And why can't
these discs that were working be formatted?
al marquardt
ampm@xxxxxxx


----- Original Message -----
From: <cctv-vcr@xxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 2:00 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Floppy discs


>
> Al, it happens quite frequently. I've gotten into the habit of running
Scandisk
> on floppies before I even use them. Out of a box of 12,  I get an average
of 9
> good ones, 3 that need are repaired by scandisk, and out of every two
boxes,
> one that is beyond repair. That's just an average...once I had four disks
out
> of 12 that were bad, sent them back to the manufacturer for replacement.
> Gary
> --
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> >
> >
> > Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every
new
> > year find you a better man- - Ben Franklin
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chris Gorsch" <cgorsch@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 10:43 AM
> > Subject: Re: [TechAssist] Floppy discs
> >
> >
> > Hi Al, Sorry for the misinformation confusing floppies with CD's, There
were
> > still tears in my eyes from the way LSU lost the Cotton Bowl.
> > Ski
> > HAPPY NEW YEAR!
> > BLESS AMERICA, PLEASE GOD!
> > SKI-CHRIS GORSCH
> > ZACHARY, LA.
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> > ==========================================
> > Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every
new
> > year find you a better man- - Ben Franklin
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "al m" <ampm@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 10:01 AM
> > Subject: [TechAssist] Floppy discs
> >
> >
> > I have three floppy discs that I was saving information on that now tell
me
> > disc is not formatted. How can I put info on and then later on the disc
> > doesn't work. I'm not good with computers and I noticed some real
computer
> > whizzes on here.
> > al marquardt
> > ampm@xxxxxxx
> >
> >
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