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From: dksnsr@nmtsun.nmt.edu (Dino Khoe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: HD floppies
Message-ID: <3912@nmtsun.nmt.edu>
Date: 7 Mar 90 05:45:53 GMT
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Reply-To: dksnsr@nmtsun.nmt.edu (Dino Khoe)
Organization: New Mexico Tech, Socorro NM
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>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

Yes, I agree that in essence they do have different magnetic properties... but
a lot of bulk disk manufacturers do not heed this, they merely punch the
extra hole needed and test the disk for write capabilties, I've never worked
with a 5 1/4" so I wouldn't know about those... but for 3 1/2's it's easy
to make any DD/DS HD...  And plus, they offer Lifetime Warranties because,
how much could a single disk cost to replace?



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