The Ubiquitous & Fickle Amiga Floppy!

[MiAmigo]

Out of all of the companies still making Amiga hardware, why is it that no one is making a new, replacement Amiga floppy drive? Don't they know that there's a fortune to be made? "They" could basically set their own price for a fully functional error free Amiga floppy! I personally would pay ANY price to have a few for my three Amigas!

(Now, if there IS someone making such a floppy drive - please tell me now so I can hold back this month's mortgage!)

[MiAmigo]

Thanks! I'm on it, Red 2!

[MiAmigo]

Now, as to the stack of non-functioning ones I have: Should I keep them, sell them, toss them, or give them away? At last count I think at had at least 4, maybe 5.

[MiAmigo]

Forgive me if this is a stupid suggestion but have you tried cleaning them? Old floppy drives have a habit of getting gunked up.

There's an idea - and something I actually had n considered. What would be the best method to clean them?

[MiAmigo]

While we're on the subject of the floppy drives, what about the floppies themselves?

Age, time, and electromagnetic fields have also made them fickle!

Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. And just when you've given them up for being dead, voila! - they start working again!

The person who can come up with a way of fixing these - at home - could make millions!