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From: thad@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A plea for bad block handling in the file system.
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Date: 9 Jun 88 08:44:17 GMT
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Mapping out bad sectors OR tracks on a 3.5" floppy is ludicrous.

SONY (among others) has a media guarantee; if you have a bad disk, SONY will
replace it.

It is paramount for the FORMAT to identify a bad disk so one doesn't use it.

If, in fact, you had a bad-track-mapped-out disk, thus giving you a 159 track
disk (instead of the "normal" 160 tracks (80 cyls x 2), I would like to know
what you would expect a program such as DISKCOPY to do when attempting to
copy, say, a 160-track disk onto a 159-track disk?

A bad floppy should be tossed out the window and over the fence if the
manufacturer cannot replace it with a good one (within the warranty period).