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From: lstowell@pyrnova.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
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Subject: Re: Diffs between DD & HD disks
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Date: 11 Apr 91 18:31:26 GMT
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In article <1991Apr11.005743.1000@zeus.mgmt.purdue.edu> landers@zeus.mgmt.purdue.edu (Christopher Landers) writes:
>
>This thread has been going on for a while with answres Yes you can
>and No you can't.  I've yet to see much authorative discussion on 
>the subject, and I'm very interested.  At least this author admits up
>front that he's just expressing opinions based upon experence.
>
>CAN SOMEONE WITH HARD FACTS ANSWER THIS QUESTION?!?

   Yes.  Take some of YOUR most critical data....the type that
   could potentially cost YOU your job, life, etc.   
   
   Take a 720 Kb diskette and format it to 1.44 Mbyte. [Or the
   equivalent in 5"].

   Record your critical data on this mis-formatted diskette [
   simply a cheapskate's attempt to save a dollar or so ]  then
   destroy all other copies.

   Sometime later, when you ABSOLUTELY NEED this critical data,
   hope and pray that your miserliness hasn't just cost you your
   job, life, etc.  

   Any further questions?

   (Yes, I know that anecdotally it is possible to mis-use SOME
   manufacturer's diskettes to save a few pennies.  Although
   this example is extreme, if you can afford the computer,
   likely the data on the diskette is worth more than the few
   pennies you would save.   If you have the pre-req technical
   knowledge to know whether or not this mis-use is actually
   safe, you would also know enough not to attempt it.)