Nickel≡x(φmod7919)@feddit.orgBanned to Vintage and Retro Ads, Promos, Fliers, Etc. @sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 months agoHey, what if ya have to clean those darn floppy drive heads too often? Well, here's a solution:feddit.orgimagemessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1145arrow-down12
arrow-up1143arrow-down1imageHey, what if ya have to clean those darn floppy drive heads too often? Well, here's a solution:feddit.orgNickel≡x(φmod7919)@feddit.orgBanned to Vintage and Retro Ads, Promos, Fliers, Etc. @sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·9 months agoUm, I did. Had a cassette on my VIC-20 and used a tape cleaner. Later I used 3.5 floppy cleaners when reads would get funky. But huge caveat, I smoked indoors in the 90s, and that was hell on my PCs.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·9 months agoI guess I stand corrected. But I certainly never did. To me, OPs ad looks like a total scam.
minus-squareOnno (VK6FLAB)linkfedilinkarrow-up6·9 months agoI cleaned the head of my 1540 floppy drive. I also used flippies.
minus-squareAtariDump@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months ago I cleaned the head of my 1540 floppy drive. I also used flippies. Most of my disks were single sided. It wasn’t until I got the punch for them that they became flippies.
Um, I did. Had a cassette on my VIC-20 and used a tape cleaner. Later I used 3.5 floppy cleaners when reads would get funky. But huge caveat, I smoked indoors in the 90s, and that was hell on my PCs.
I guess I stand corrected. But I certainly never did. To me, OPs ad looks like a total scam.
I cleaned the head of my 1540 floppy drive.
I also used flippies.
Most of my disks were single sided. It wasn’t until I got the punch for them that they became flippies.