From: bill@server3.cs.scranton.edu   
      
   In article ,   
   	Walt Fles  writes:   
   > I ran across some OLD (possibly 25-30 years old) floppy disks and I am   
   wondering how can I verify IF they are any good, on a modern pc?   
   >   
   > They are the 5-1/4" disks - do they even make drives for these anymore?   
   >   
   >   
   > Thanks   
      
   Actually, some of us still have the hardware they were written on.  :-)   
      
   But to answer your original request, even if you acquired a 5.25" disk   
   (which you can) I do not think it is even possible to read a singe   
   density disk on a PC class computer. (well, without special additional   
   hardware which is probably very expensive if even available any more.)   
      
   bill   
      
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