Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!agate!ucbvax!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ukma!xanth!jfm From: jfm@cs.odu.edu (John F. Mclaurin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: 1.2meg/360k compatibility question Summary: It works for me. Message-ID: <9499@xanth.cs.odu.edu> Date: 14 Jul 89 07:51:40 GMT References: Reply-To: jfm@cs.odu.edu (John F. Mclaurin) Organization: Old Dominion University, Norfolk Va. Lines: 25 In article as2d+@andrew.cmu.edu (Alan Henry Stein) writes: > >I am currently putting together a new computer and have a question. I have >read all the warning (in the DOS manual etc.) about writing to a 360k disk >in a 1.2 meg drive (disk formatted at 360k) and then not being able to read >it in true 360k drives. [edited slightly] >compatibility or come up with a solution to it (other than putting in both >HD and DD drives)?? >thanks, alan I have used both HD and DD 5.25's in my computer and have had no problems with using these disks on my system, on a friends PC, and on several other PC's. You may find that others have had problems but I can only speak for myself. On the other hand you might consider how important that data is. BTW I didn't use good "brand" name disks, I used 0.25 ct generics. Someone with a better knowledge of hardware might give you a better explanation why there are some problems. -- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!! John F. Mclaurin jfm@cs.odu.edu Old Dominion Univ. Norfolk Va !!! !!! "Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself, Except Of Course If He is Turkish, !!! !!! Then Kill The Bastard." - Someone - In Blackadder. !!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!