Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!bridge2!jarthur!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!shelby!portia!mmaston From: mmaston@portia.Stanford.EDU (Michael Maston) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: HD floppies Message-ID: <9858@portia.Stanford.EDU> Date: 7 Mar 90 01:28:42 GMT References: <1990Mar5.205252.28816@Neon.Stanford.EDU> <3891@nmtsun.nmt.edu> Sender: Michael Maston Reply-To: mmaston@portia.Stanford.EDU (Michael Maston) Organization: Stanford University Lines: 21 In article <3891@nmtsun.nmt.edu> dksnsr@nmtsun.nmt.edu (Dr. Mosh) writes: > > >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 I believe that they DO have different properties. Just as the HD in 5.25" disks are different magnetic media. This is necessary to allow the higher density of data in the same physical space. Ever tried to format a low density (360KB) disk to high density capacity (1.2M) on an IBM? All you typically end up getting is a ton of errors and a nearly unusable disk! Mike PS: Besides, as was said before, you can't USE that higher density on an Amiga drive to get more storage, so why pay more to get no more functionality?