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From: kent@sun.ufnet.ufl.edu (Kent Phelps)
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Subject: Re: make your own HD 3 1/2 in floppies
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Date: 11 Jul 89 21:21:40 GMT
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In article <26260@amdcad.AMD.COM> phil@diablo.amd.com () writes:
>
>I just ran an experiment with double sided 3 1/2 in floppies.  On one,
>I melted a hole in the corner with a soldering iron.  On another, I
>cut the entire corner off and then resealed it with a soldering iron. 
>
>I then tried formatting as 1.44 Mb floppies -- it worked!
>
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>--
>Phil Ngai, phil@diablo.amd.com		{uunet,decwrl,ucbvax}!amdcad!phil
>"The government is not your mother."

Ahhh- here we go again with this subject.  I DO NOT suggest using this
procedure.  I have seen disks formatted in this manner lose data just
sitting on the shelf.  I know there are MANY, MANY so-called experts
that will swear that this procedure is fine and safe.

I repeat- IT IS NOT.  I have seen it fail over and over.  Use at your
own risk ( or your data's)


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