Re: Formatting disks

[jmholmes@swbell.net (John Holmes)]

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?
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>     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).
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>     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.
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>Rubywand