Path: utzoo!attcan!ncrcan!moegate!soley
From: soley@moegate.UUCP (Norman S. Soley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: make your own HD 3 1/2 in floppies
Message-ID: <467@moegate.UUCP>
Date: 14 Jul 89 02:29:25 GMT
References: <26260@amdcad.AMD.COM> <8020020@hp-lsd.HP.COM>
Reply-To: soley@moegate.UUCP (Norman S. Soley)
Organization: Ontario Ministry of the Environment
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In article <8020020@hp-lsd.HP.COM> russ@hp-lsd.HP.COM (Russell Johnston) writes:
>I saw an ad in PC WORLD (June 1989, page 16) from Biological Engineering, Inc
>for a product called DoubleDisk Converter they claim will allow formatting
>and offer to replace any diskette that does not format with a name brand
>high density diskette.  Has anyone tried this product, or know what their
>technique is?  The price is $39.95 + 3.50 shipping (2.40 CA tax), 800/537-4226.

1.44 diskettes have an extra hole punched through the plastic case somewhere.
Many PCs (IBM and Compaq, for two) have convieniently omitted or disconnected
the sensor (In my T3100e it "works"). All the DoubleDisk Converter does is 
punch that hole. The maker is not guarenteeing that the DD disk will format to
full 1.44 Meg capacity, only that it will format (which it most certianly will
do). 

If you own an IBM or a Compaq don't bother with this thing. Personally I 
wouldn't much trust a disk formatted this way anyway.
-- 
  Norman Soley - The Communications Guy - Ontario Ministry of the Environment
soley@moegate.UUCP  or if you roll your own:  uunet!attcan!ncrcan!moegate!soley
   The Minister speaks for the Ministry, I speak for myself. Got that! Good. 
     Head for the hills - The shriners are coming, the shriners are coming