A2600 Posted April 18, 2003 Share Posted April 18, 2003 what is the duration period of a Disk?? 10-15-20years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 Depends on how well they were protected/stored and how well "used" they are, the more a disk is used, the more wear and tear on it and the shorter the life. Most of the disks I'm sending you are easily 10-15 years old, and they are working fine. The outside speculation of a floppies life, I think was supposed to be lik 15-20 years, IIRC, but I think that some will last much longer if stored properly and not over used. I know many Atari dealers still sell floppies, both "new" and "used" and I bet at least those "new" ones will last for years from the time you format them, even after an extended shelf life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbrad Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.p...hlight=floppies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 It seems the old adage "look before you leap" is appropriate here... THANK YOU badbrad for that link!!! The original thread is barely 2 months old (I knew I saw it somewhere), & A2600 even posted to it HIMSELF!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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