[rescue] Next cleaning target: Zip disks & DAT/DDS

Joshua Boyd jdboyd at jdboyd.net
Fri Apr 7 00:58:00 EDT 2023


So it seems I still have a little bit of DDS tape sitting around. I'm 
pretty sure there isn't really anything on it, and when I experimented 
with the stuff in the early 2000s, I never had good luck reading back 
what I wrote. So, if anyone wants these tapes (maybe about 10), they can 
have them.  Otherwise, they may hit the bin as well.

Also, I find I have a ridiculous number of Zip disks.  At least 3 
dozen.  I'm sure I will never need this number. The question I ponder 
are A) how can I tell which are likely good and which will kill a drive. 
B) does anyone want some, assuming I can find a way to make sure they 
are safely erased first (I do have a Zip drive, but I will have to see 
if it works).




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