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Re: assistance with disk ][ and modern 1.2M floppies

Subject: Re: assistance with disk ][ and modern 1.2M floppies
From: Paul Guertin <pg@sff.net>
Date: 1999/10/20
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Organization: Amalgamated Karma
References: <1dzy83o.2axewy12xoua8N%dempson@actrix.gen.nz> <19991020025419.02172.00000197@ng-fa1.aol.com>
Reply-to: pg@sff.net

supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer) wrote:

> It was a quality control issue.  SS/SD, SS/DD, and DS/DD
> all use the same magnetic coating.  The difference is that
> they either test a single side or both sides and did density
> testing to see how much the disks can hold.

Ah, but which side was the "good side" on SS disks? If I recall
correctly, floppy drives for some brands of computers used the
top surface of the disk, and other brands used the bottom.

Paul Guertin
pg@sff.net

References:
- Re: assistance with disk ][ and modern 1.2M floppies
  - From: dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)
- Re: assistance with disk ][ and modern 1.2M floppies
  - From: supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer)

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