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From: eeh@btr.BTR.COM (Eduardo E. Horvath  eeh@btr.com)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Applied Engineering 3.5" drive...
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Date: 1 Aug 90 22:58:36 GMT
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In article <2653@corpane.UUCP> sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) writes:
>But I don't know if there is a real difference between single and double
>sided disks. I have heard many rumors for and against using single sided
>disks as double sided :
>
	Since some 5-1/4" single-sided disk drives use the top of the disk,
and some use the bottom, and the disk manufacturer doesn't know which dirive
the disk will be used in, both sides must work equally well.  Yes you can use
both sides of a single-sided 5-1/4" disk with no problems.

	3.5" and single- double- and high-density are altogether another matter.

>-- 
>John Sparks         |                                 | D.I.S.K. 24hrs 2400bps. 
>sparks@corpane.UUCP |                                 | PH: (502) 968-DISK
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