Re: Formatting disks

["Drew" <imasmoker@cornhusker.net>]

Hey thanks for the input,
They are DD Disks and my IIc can format them just fine, I'm going to tear
apart the ][ gs drive to check it out.  One thing I dont get though,
If it was a cable or a sensor in one drive, why would it effect the other
drive ?
I have a Disk ][ and  card hooked up as well as the stock ][ gs 5.25" and
neither of them can format or write.

Drew


John Holmes <jmholmes@swbell.net> wrote in message
news:euuj4.110$dx4.9337252@alpha.sky.net...
> My God!  Does this mean I finally got the answer to a question right???
> <GRIN>
>
> In article <388CFE35.F4E0550D@swbell.net>, rubywand@swbell.net wrote:
> >John Holmes writes ...
> >>
> >> What kind of floppies are you trying to format?  Are they double
density
> >> double sided or are they quad density double sided?
> > ....
> >
> >     Good point! HD 5.25" diskettes just will not work on an Apple II
5.25"
> >drive. (The formulation of the magnetic coating is significantly
> >different.) The ones to use are DD/DS  (double density, double-sided).
> >
> >     If Drew has been trying to format diskettes purchased at the typical
> >computer stuff store, he is probably using HD diskettes and will run into
a
> >brick wall.  5.25" DD diskettes are not so easy to find as HD.
> >
> >
> >
> >Rubywand