Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!caesar.cs.montana.edu!ogicse!emory!stiatl!rsiatl!kd4nc!rbdc!mitch From: mitch@rbdc.UUCP (Mitch Berry) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: 5.25 floppy disk formats Message-ID: <973@rbdc.UUCP> Date: 16 Jan 90 03:02:56 GMT References: <2403@ttardis.UUCP> Reply-To: mitch@rbdc.UUCP (Mitch Berry) Organization: Thrashing Rage @ RBDC Public Access UNIX Lines: 12 Speaking of Disk drives...i was curious to a couple of things about apples 3.5" disk drives..... 1- why does the regular Mac 800k 3.5 has Two write protect switches, which the HDFD (high desity floppy drive) has a second for detecting a HD disk. 2- what IS the differnce between a 800k 3.5 and a HD 3.5 drive byt apple , just roms? drive head or a lot of the above?? Thrashing Rage (mitch@RBDC) "...its the end of the world...and my Universal Disk controller is fried..."