I have a single sided, 3.5" floppy disk that was regularly used 1985-1990. When it was last used on the 128k Macintosh, it was fully functional. I now have a Mac SE (released in 1986); when I insert the floppy disk, a prompt tells me the disk is unreadable and asks if I would like to initialize it. As a test, I took a different floppy disk, initialized it, and it functions just fine so this shows the machine has no defects.
So I have a few questions and will greatly appreciate the help:
1.) Assuming that a floppy disk was stored in a safe environment free of magnetic fields, heat/cold, moisture, etc., is it reasonable to expect that it some cases it may still work after 27 years?
2.) What are some things I can do to troubleshoot this issue, assuming that the disk functions.
If I need to provide more info, just ask and I'll reply in a timely manner.
Again, thanks for your help!
So I have a few questions and will greatly appreciate the help:
1.) Assuming that a floppy disk was stored in a safe environment free of magnetic fields, heat/cold, moisture, etc., is it reasonable to expect that it some cases it may still work after 27 years?
2.) What are some things I can do to troubleshoot this issue, assuming that the disk functions.
If I need to provide more info, just ask and I'll reply in a timely manner.
Again, thanks for your help!