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From: dksnsr@nmtsun.nmt.edu (Dr. Mosh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: HD floppies
Message-ID: <3891@nmtsun.nmt.edu>
Date: 6 Mar 90 04:20:40 GMT
References: <1990Mar5.205252.28816@Neon.Stanford.EDU>
Reply-To: dksnsr@nmtsun.nmt.edu (Dr. Mosh)
Organization: New Mexico Tech, Socorro NM
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In article <1990Mar5.205252.28816@Neon.Stanford.EDU> rokicki@Neon.Stanford.EDU (Tomas G. Rokicki) writes:
>Do not use HD floppies in a normal Amiga floppy drive.  The HD disks are
>*different*---different magnetic properties.  They will work---to a point.
>Your data isn't worth it, and the DD are cheaper anyway.
>
>-tom


Different magnetic properties???  I don't think so, most bulk HD disks are
just tested for the maximum storage...  They also have an extra hole that
designates them as HD disks... but as far as different magnetic properties...
you'll have to go for maybe the higher priced stuff...

-Dino Khoe
dksnsr@nmtsun.nmt.edu