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From: thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: DD vs. HD floppies (was Re: Professional Page 1.2 is out)
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Date: 24 Jun 89 05:20:27 GMT
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Restating Steven E. Rice's answer in "more common" terms ...

attempting to use a HD disk on a drive not designed for it is akin to an
attempt to use "metal particle" audio cassettes on a drive not designed for
them.

In the audio cassette world, you have "metal particle", chromium dioxide (CrO2)
Ferrichrome (FeCr2), and the ol' rusty iron on plastic run-of-the-mill ferric
oxide formulations.  Each requires special treatment in regards to bias,
head current, etc. for optimum performance.

Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com (OR)  ..!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad ]