On Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 12:08:57PM -0400, Bill Ehlert wrote:
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> Second, awhile back, Paul posted a problem about getting errors while
> transferring files between computers using floppy diskettes. I hope Paul was
> able to resolve the problem, but now these backup postings got me to
> thinking about what may have happened. A long time ago, I used floppies to
> backup files. Yep, I'm old, sometimes I feel like Yoda. Don't know if the
> rest of you youngsters remember when AOL used to distribute their software
> on floppies, but I would collect them and use them for backup and file
> transfers. Paul, come on, 'fess up, were you using old AOL floppies too? :-)
Oh, I have tons of them, but when I start to have problems I switch to
pristeen ones. I still have the problem, which I suspect is from
marginal drives. Usually, the floppies work okay, but sometimes they
just flake. So I periodically e2fsck -f them. Eventually I'll get off my
lazy butt and replace one or more of the floppy drives and see if that
does it.
>
> Third, sorry about this post Paul, but things have been going too smoothly
> for you, and somebody has to rattle the cage once in a while. My wife, AKA,
> Yaddle has made it her life-long task to rattle my cage with every
> opportunity she gets :-(
>
Gee, a smooth running life? Wow, I wonder what that's like? ;-}
Paul
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