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Re: 5.25" disk question

Subject: Re: 5.25" disk question
From: bcw@u.washington.edu (Bill Whitson)
Date: 1997/03/12
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Organization: University of Washington
References: <01bc2df5$7a465b80$2c880fcf@chesster.pcl.net> <5g3pm2$cno$1@europa.frii.com> <ddmacang-1103971019590001@std-01.ucsc.edu> <5g4nd2$sm3@login.freenet.columbus.oh.us>

On 11 Mar 1997 17:46:58 -0500, dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Dave
Althoff) wrote:

>Flying Scot (ddmacang@cats.ucsc.edu) wrote:

>To sum up:
>
>SS/SD:  What the drive was designed for.
>SS/DD; DS/DD:  What works just fine
>DS/HD:  What you shouldn't use.

Don't forget Double Sided / Quad Density!  (although I've got tons of
'em I've never tried to use one on a Apple II.  I suspect they would
have the same problems as DS/HD given that the two use the
same physical magnetic medium.)

-Bill Whitson

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