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- From: neilg@fraser.sfu.ca (Neil K. Guy)
- Subject: Re: HD floppies with Plus?
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- Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
- References: <BsvpI4.Cyp@cs.dal.ca> <4477@news.duke.edu> <1992Aug13.144415.27064@venice.sedd.trw.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 18:45:28 GMT
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- gilmore@venice.sedd.trw.com (Larry Gilmore) writes:
-
- >Wrong. They can be formatted to 800K, I've done it out of necessity.
- >They may be a little flaky, since the formulation is different from
- >the 800k disks. I'll trade you 800Ks, 1 for 1... B^)
-
- Well, right and wrong, I'd say. HD floppies can be used in 800K
- drives, but since the substrate is thinner they are considerably less
- reliable. If you absolutely need to use one in emergency, give it a
- try, but I wouldn't trust my data to HD floppies in my 800K drive.
-
- - Neil K. (n_k_guy@sfu.ca)
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