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- From: Rug-rat@cris.com (Thomas Pinto)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: FD-4000
- Date: 1 Jan 1996 18:47:40 GMT
- Organization: Concentric Internet Services
- Message-ID: <4c9a8c$bi7@spectator.cris.com>
- References: <4c1p1r$1pr@spectator.cris.com> <doug.cottton-2912952142010001@s120.the-spa.com>
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- Doug Cotton (doug.cottton@the-spa.com) wrote:
- : In article <4c1p1r$1pr@spectator.cris.com>, Rug-rat@cris.com (Thomas
- : Pinto) wrote:
-
- : Thank you. It's nice to know that one of the last FD-4000's made has found
- : a happy home. ;)
-
- Happy Home IN-DEED!
-
- : First off, we have never attempted to compile data on what the long-term
- : reliability of data stored in this fashion is, so we can't really advise
- : you on this matter. About all I can add to that is that the Enhanced
- : Density mode of the drive mechanism stores data in a very different
- : manner, using a perpendicular recording method. ED disk media was designed
- : specifically for use with this recording method, while DD and HD disk
- : media types were not. FYI. ;)
-
- Hmm...Since the recording method is different is there a chance I may be
- messing up the mechanism using the cheaper disks for 3.2mb mode?
-
- -Tom
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-