Reliable 3.5" DSHD diskettes

[Joe R.]

At 11:00 AM 11/6/05 -0500, you wrote:
>Chuck Guzis wrote:
>> I've noticed that what passes for 3.5" blank media nowadays is downright
>> awful.  I've got a "work diskette" that's a Verbatim Datalife with a date
>> code of sometime in 1997.  Like the Energizer bunny, it just keeps going
>> and going.   Newly-purchased media seems to last about 3 months of use,
>> tops.
>> 
>> Are there any sources for good reliable NEW media?
>
>I tend to use IBM-branded media.  Works just ok.
>
>But making sure to store them vertically definitely increases their 
>lifespan significantly.

    I wonder why that would make a difference?

     Joe

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>Peace...  Sridhar
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