![]() However, I will state that you can visibly see if a disk is "dead" physically by looking for small dark spots on the medium (not referring to mold but natural oxidation). In general, I think it is hard to come up with an answer for this since nobody really seemed to perform studies on this back in the day probably because nobody assumed the technology would still be in use 30 years later. ![]() ![]() Some that I have in my collection that were sold as "high quality" back in the early 90's are questionable today at best while a repurposed America Online 3.5" from the same period is almost certainly not going to still hold its original contents. While 5.25" disks seem to have held up over the years, I can say that 3.5" disks were obviously cost reduced and of much lower quality. The formula wasn't always consistent for a brand I've got old Maxell 5.25" disks of the same model from 1983 which are a distinct mocha color versus a darker brown starting in 1985. ![]() How many hours of use did the disk experience.Īssuming little-to-no use, it probably comes down mostly to quality of the floppy disk media which tends to vary across manufacturers and even production year. ![]()
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