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- From: jeffj@panix.com (Jeff Jonas)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
- Subject: Re: 720K 5-1/4" diskettes
- Summary: 360k floppies work just fine
- Message-ID: <1992Sep1.032302.10236@panix.com>
- Date: 1 Sep 92 03:23:02 GMT
- References: <9208300349.AA20646@st6000.sct.edu> <1992Aug31.172729.26385@news2.cis.umn.edu> <BtvIKL.41w@world.std.com>
- Organization: Jeff's House of Electronic Parts
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- I've used 360k floppies on my 720k drives and they work fine.
- Unless you're using real old floppies that are barely qualified for
- double sided, modern floppies are quite capable of the higher track
- density.
- I once calculated the bit densities for track-to-track and
- bits along a track. Even at double density, the density along
- a track is significantly higher than track to track.
- I've done quite well with the bulk floppies.
- You should not be spending more than a quarter a piece.
- (heck - I've bought 8" double sided floppies for a dime each,
- and I've recently been getting them for free).
-
- - Jeffrey Jonas
- jeffj@synsys.uucp
-