Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!towson@amsaa From: towson%amsaa@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: [mknox: Re: ds vs. ss disks] Message-ID: <14350@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Tue, 6-Dec-83 09:59:56 EST Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.14350 Posted: Tue Dec 6 09:59:56 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 10-Dec-83 02:20:03 EST Lines: 34 From: David Towson (CSD) Interesting indeed! Can anyone explain this? Dave ----- Forwarded message # 1: Received: From Ut-Ngp.ARPA by AMSAA via smtp; 5 Dec 83 20:57 EST Date: Mon, 5 Dec 83 19:53:57 CST From: mknox Subject: Re: ds vs. ss disks Posted-Date: Mon, 5 Dec 83 19:53:57 CST Message-Id: <8312060159.AA05325@UT-NGP.ARPA> Received: by UT-NGP.ARPA (3.326/3.7) id AA05325; 5 Dec 83 19:59:06 CST (Mon) To: towson@amsaa.ARPA There is a risk, but it is more 'broadband' than using ss disks as DS. I have had the following problem show up on about a dozen Scotch 3M diskettes, all rated DSDD. A diskette will format and test perfectly. Now put it in a drawer for a week (not necessarily the one where you keep the magnets). Now take it out and retest. Bad sector!!! Reformats just fine, tests fine, scenario repeats as necessary. To date I have had this problem ONLY with Scotch, and only about one per thousand or so. But interesting, never-the-less. ----- End of forwarded messages