Re: Shocked the Shit Outta Me!

[khorster@saturn.superlink.net (Karl Horster)]

penman@No-spam-cotse.com wrote:
: Sorry to tell you, but you're going to find that what everybody's
: been telling you is true.  While high-density disks appear to
: format correctly on a standard 3.5" drive, the magnetic media needs
: a higher flux to write than the drive can give.  So even tho it
: appears to be working, you're data will fade fairly soon.  Now,
: should you have an Apple SuperDrive or the AE clone (I forget what it
: was called) and a SuperDrive controller card, you CAN use the HD
: disks--in either an enhanced //e or a GS.  Otherwise, stick to the
: DS/DD disks.  I know people still have them to sell--both stores and
: individuals.  :)

: Penman

	How fast is fairly fast?  I've been using the IBM disk for years
and have no trouble at all.