Nope, but it is equally as plug and pray on a vintage PC... If you really need the data, talk to a disk transfer service; there is at least one in most countries that specialise in extracting data from "obsolete" media. A commercial company *should* do a good job of recovering as much information as possible from degraded disks, whereas an amateur is likely to make a hash of it. If you are not desparate for the data but wish to experience the recovery process yourself, look out for a DaynaFile *ideally with* power supply and software.
Personally, I don't have a problem with handling any of the common 3.5" and 5.25" Apple, DOS and CP/M formats but 8" disks are trickier. Fortunately they don't come up too often (my last 8" disk recovery was 10 years ago) and there are professionals who can read almost any disk for a price.
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