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Subject: ED Floppy MTTF ?
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Date: 11 Jun 91 19:38:11 GMT
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Does anybody have any infomration on how long an ED floppy should last?
The one that came with my system lasted for three trips to the office
and back, and I'm bummed about that.

The symptoms are that the disk will no longer initialize in my NeXTstation
nor in a friend's.

The disk had previously been initialized by a PS/2 system at 1.44MB (HD).
I have not tried to format it again on other systems. When the system
first arrived, I initialized the ED to 2.88 Mb density with no problems.
Then I moved it down to 1.44Mb for use in hauling data back from the office.

Does anyone have any suggestions? I haven't tried bulk-erasing it, will
that accomplish anything?

In terms of environment, it lived a sheltered life, always within its
protective baggie and away from heat and moisture. I'm a little disappointed
about this, and I'm hoping to hear that this is highly unusual. Takers?

-wt