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- From: nate@psygate.psych.indiana.edu (Nathan Engle)
- Subject: Re: Using DD disks as HD disks?
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- evans1@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (Dan Evans) writes:
- >ssmith@ncdel.enet.dec.com (Sheldon E. Smith) writes:
- >>From this and other things said, can I use (cheaper) 3 1/2 DD disks in my
- >>HD drive without problems? Assuming I ADD THE SECOND HOLE?
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- >As long as they format to the full 1.44 MB I don't see why not. But you
- >wouldn't catch me doing that for a hard drive backup. I may just be paranoid.
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- You wouldn't catch me doing it for a backup either and I'm not paranoid.
- I'm lazy. When I back up my hard disk I use tape cartridges.
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