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The floppy drive on my 1993 Packard Bell finally spins again after I cleaned the heads with a cotton swab and some isopropyl.

It took three tries and a lot of patience, but hearing that familiar whirr and actually reading a disk felt like a tiny victory.
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jennifer_west
That 1993 Packard Bell must have some ancient dust in it.
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pipera50
pipera5010d ago
Seriously, that thing is still running? The dust in there is probably older than some of the people on this site. That's not just dust, it's a historical artifact. You could probably find a fossilized Cheeto in the fan.
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