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From: bkuo@aludra.usc.edu (Benjamin Kuo)
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Hold it a second. 

You said:
  I wouldn't necessarily call this an advantage.  While it may be
a good investment in the long run, the ratio today of software
available in a 400k single sided format far exceeds anything that
is available on a High Density disk (1.2 Mb?).  As I understand it
the HDFD won't even read a 400k disk.

Since you DID mention you've been using a 512 for 3 years, I can understand,
but dispensing advice over the internet...

1) the majority of installed Macs have 800K drives. The majority of software
   is ALSO distributed on 800K disks.

2) ANY MAC can read a 400K disk, whether it is  a 128, 512, 512KE, Plus,
   SE w/800K drives, SE w/FDHD drives, II, IIx, IIcx, IIci, IIsi, Classic
   IIfx, etc. etc.

3) It is "FDHD", not "HDFD" or anything else. 

4) The Mac SE (those that are still being sold), if built within the last
   year, has two FDHD drives, not 800K drives.

If you have a FDHD drive, you can read everything from FDHD down, plus
PC and Apple Prodos disks.

If you have a 800K drive, you can read just 800K and 400K disks.

If you have a 400K drive, well...

Please, please, if you aren't sure about a subject don't confuse everyone
else about it too!

Benjamin Kuo