Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site eosp1.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!princeton!eosp1!byron From: byron@eosp1.UUCP (Byron Han) Newsgroups: net.micro.apple Subject: Re: MACINTOSH DISKS--WHICH TO USE? Message-ID: <1015@eosp1.UUCP> Date: Wed, 18-Jul-84 15:53:56 EDT Article-I.D.: eosp1.1015 Posted: Wed Jul 18 15:53:56 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 19-Jul-84 03:32:01 EDT References: <139@analog.UUCP>, <324@harvard.ARPA> Organization: Exxon Office Systems, Princeton, NJ Lines: 36 I spoke to one Apple dealer over the last weekend about the different brands of diskettes. Apparently, the Apple diskettes are the same as the Sony diskettes. The diskettes manufactured by Memorex and Maxell are of inferior quality (according to the dealer) They are priced at the same or higher leels than the Sony diskettes. The reason for the difference in quality is as follows: Look at the first 1/16" wide annulus on the diskette surface. (e.g. a ring 1/16" wide in from the edge of the diskette) On the Apple or Sony diskettes, this region is smooth. On the Memorex or Maxell diskettes, this region is rough and kind of fuzzy. Not a good thing to stick in your disk drive. Apparently, the original release of Microsoft Multiplan was released on on of the latter two diskette brands, which had a lot of problems with disk readilibity due to poor manufacturing. The have subsequently switched to Sony/Apple diskettes. Anyhow that is all that I know. The Sony diskettes are about the same price as Apple diskettes. The prices should go down eventually. And by eventually, this is probably the same time scale as "eventually there will be lots of Macintosh software." Macintosh, Apple, Microsoft, and other stuff I have forgotten, are trademarks of the usual people................... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In-Real-Life: Byron Han USENET: allegra!princeton!eosp1!byron Exxon Office Systems BITNET: 6017040@PUCC (out of money) 500 College Road East TS2552@OHSTVMA (I'm not there) Princeton, NJ 08540 609-734-9200 ext. 229