Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!akgua!mcnc!ecsvax!bet From: bet@ecsvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.wanted,micro,micro.ibm,net.micro,net.micro.pc Subject: Disk drive practices -- survey request Message-ID: <2141@ecsvax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 9-Mar-84 11:20:43 EST Article-I.D.: ecsvax.2141 Posted: Fri Mar 9 11:20:43 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 10-Mar-84 13:36:45 EST Lines: 12 Duke University Computation Center is maintaining over 200 IBM-PC's on campus, and we have two questions: 1) should you clean mini-floppy drives (Tandon TM-100 or equiv.) 2) should you realign the head(s) We have heard mixed reports on both. Both questions refer to *regular* practice, preventative, as opposed to "when it stops working". If yes to either, how often and how? Please mail responses and I will summarize to the net. Bennett Todd ...{decvax,ihnp4,akgua}!mcnc!ecsvax!bet