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From: huang@husc4.HARVARD.EDU (Howard Huang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: backing up 3.5" disks
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Date: 14 Feb 90 21:48:55 GMT
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>... When I came to the University of Illinois and started using Macs in some
>of my classes, I had to start getting 3.5" disks.  I've had at least three
>disks go bad in the six months I've been here.  3.5" disks are nice for their
>large capacity, but I question their reliability, at least as you claim that
>they are "MUCH more reliable."
>
>Scott Alfter

Are you using the new Macs with FDHD 1.44 MB disks?  A lot of people seem
to have disks chomped by the drives.  I don't really know what the situation
is with the FDHD.  But in 3.5 years with a IIgs, and 1.5 years with 800K
Mac drives, I've never had any problems with a 3.5 inch disk.

I guess some reasons why they're "more reliable" than 5.25 disks is:
a) they're hard plastic and less likely to be bent.
b) the disk surface is covered by that little slidey thing.

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