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From: hollombe@ttidca.TTI.COM (The Polymath)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: DD AS HD DSKTS !
Message-ID: <4425@ttidca.TTI.COM>
Date: 12 May 89 19:52:15 GMT
References: <10628@ibmpcug.UUCP> <79700021@p.cs.uiuc.edu> <1370@bucket.UUCP> <269@moegate.UUCP> <1989May6.163118.2460@ziebmef.uucp>
Reply-To: hollombe@ttidcb.tti.com (The Polymath)
Organization: The Cat Factory
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In article <1989May6.163118.2460@ziebmef.uucp> mdfreed@ziebmef.UUCP (Mark Freedman) writes:
}   Has anybody had enough experience with DD 3.5" diskettes used at HD to
}comment on reliability ??? I've seen many articles describing modifications
}to the drive or the media, but none stating "I've been using DD at HD for
}six months without problems" or "I've used hundreds of DD diskettes at HD
}without problems".

I don't have long-term experience because the short-term was so bad.

I tried formatting Fuji DD diskettes as HD on an IBM PS2/50z.  Typically,
one third to half the diskette's capacity would wind up as bad sectors.  I
gave up and now only use the diskettes as Fuji intended.

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