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From: ds4a@dalton.acc.Virginia.EDU (Dale Southard)
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Subject: Re: Hi Density Disks -- high failure rate
Message-ID: <1991Apr3.214508.2967@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
Date: 3 Apr 91 21:45:08 GMT
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In article <1991Apr3.041443.12295@en.ecn.purdue.edu> tmattox@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Timothy I Mattox) writes:
>In article <1991Apr3.003702.14936@hawk.cs.ukans.edu> chai@hawk.cs.ukans.edu (Ian Chai) writes:
>>Has anyone else had problems with a high failure rate with the
>>1.44 meg disks?
>Yes.
>
>DUST DUST DUST!!!!!!!
>
>[some observations about dust ect]
>
>It seems as if the 1.44 Meg disks are much more sensitive to dusty drives.
>


Yep, I have noticed the dust = disk err problem on my SE/30.  I bought a
"Duskette 3.5" from Veino Ventures about 3 months ago and I haven't had a 
disk error since.  Best $6.95 I have spent in a while!

Veino Ventures can be reached at 1-800-926-7577 if anyone is interested.
The duskette is just a molded rubber "plug" that can be inserted into a
drive to prevent dust from being sucked in.  They also make a locking version.

I have also found a vacum to do a good job of removing dust from drives/
keyboards -- assuming your vacuum isn't strong enough to suck in the whole
mac :-).

Oh, I have no connections w/Veino Ventures or the Regina Inc.



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