[vox-tech] Floppy drive with Linux Mint LMDE 2 MATE

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Bill Kendrick (nbs at sonic.net):

> Ironically, floppies made longer ago seem to last longer.
> Floppies (mostly 3.5") seem to have been made more cheaply / lest robust.

Part of it is:  Greater data density was achieved through use of finer
magnetic particles.  Those inherently are more likely to demagnetise
neighbouring particles over time, the price of higher density.  E.g.,
you will probably find that your 720 kB 3.5" floppies, if you have any,
have lasted better than the 1.44 MB ones.