[Coco] resurrecting 5" disks

[Bob Devries]

In the process of trying to make images of my Colour Computer disks, I have 
found quite a few which howl when put into a disk drive. Even some disks 
which have been carefully stored, seem to have accumulated a deposit on the 
surface of the magnetic media.

I know there are others who are trying to do this; what method has been used 
to clean up and read those disks, and what success rate has been achieved?

I have carefully wiped the disk surface with a moist soft cloth, and allowed 
the disk to dry before trying to read it again, with some degree of success.

How have other people fared?

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Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia

Isaiah 50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me
the capacity to be his spokesman,
so that I know how to help the weary.

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