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Prince of Persia creator finds lost source code 23...
> The problem he faces now is how to extract the code from those old 3.5″ disks to his MacBook Air, but he has a friend on board with the requisite skill set.
... a floppy drive? Or am I missing something. Do the disks degrade over time?
pushcx
on March 30, 2012
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Yes, disks fail. See "Floppy Disks: It's Already Too Late", by one of the most prominent digital archivists:
http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/3191
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... a floppy drive? Or am I missing something. Do the disks degrade over time?