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From: braner@batcomputer.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Bad floppies
Message-ID: <843@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: Thu, 30-Apr-87 02:24:43 EDT
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Posted: Thu Apr 30 02:24:43 1987
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Summary: I'm having big troubles with BASF

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I've been using 3.5" diskettes for about a year now.  When I got my ST,
I bought a bunch of BASF brand diskettes 'cause they were cheap.  They
are rated DSDD and "guaranteed for life".  I have had about 8 or 9 of them
go bad on me since.  They seem to go bad quite predictably, after about
2 months of almost-daily light use.  Something physically breaks down,
since reformatting them fails.

I have refrained from flaming BASF on the net till now, but this is
ridiculous!  I have used SONY diskettes a lot too, and _not_one_ has
given me problems yet.  Moral: DON'T USE BASF 3.5" DSDD DISKETTES!

- Moshe Braner

PS: Just yesterday I called a mail-order place that advertises Sony diskettes
for a good price.  They told me they were out of Sony, but have BASF.  They
never mentioned BASF in their ad.  Do you smell something fishy?