[game_preservation] Mold removal from floppy disks

[István Fábián]

I had to do it several times for C64 disks... so it is certainly possible.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Devin Monnens" <dmonnens at gmail.com>
To: "IGDA Game Preservation SIG" <game_preservation at igda.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 3:19 PM
Subject: [game_preservation] Mold removal from floppy disks



> Has the SPS or any other organizations worked with mold removal from

> magnetic disks? I notice there are several articles (such as a sample

> below) that discuss methods that sound non-destructive to the media

> (but fully destructive against the mold!), but I was curious how

> effective this process is and how stable the media is after the mold

> has been removed. I think this is particularly relevant to game

> preservation in Japan, where the climate results in many disks having

> mold damage.

> 

> Joseph Redon tells me he hasn't heard of any scientific studies on the

> efficacy of it, but that he has some skills in removal (just doesn't

> have someone to work full-time on care and cleaning of roughly

> 4000-5000 disks. So if you know anyone who is skilled in this area and

> interested in coming to Japan, I can send him or her the contact

> information!).

> 

> http://cool.conservation-us.org/byorg/abbey/an/an25/an25-4/an25-408.html

> - article from 2001

> 

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> Devin Monnens

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