Re: 5.25" disk question

[cheer@i.hate.spam (Christopher D. Heer)]

It was 11 Mar 1997 20:58:24 GMT.  I was reading instead of working.  And Perry 
Dueck <pdueck@pli.mb.ca> said:

>To the best of my knowledge, there are three main kinds of 5 1/4" Floppy 
>Disks:

>SS/SD  (Single Sided/Single Density)
>DS/DD  (Double Sided/Double Density)
>DS/HD  (Double Sided/High Density)

There also were SS/DD (Single Sided/Double Density)

>SS/SD disks....I've never used them in my life. Someone mentioned that
>they worked with the Apple II....I can't confirm this, but apparently they
>work. Doubt if you would be able to purchase SS/SD 5 1/4" disks anyware
>though.

They work fine.  I still have a few.

>DS/DD are the most prevalent type of 5 1/4" disks in the Apple II world, I
>do believe.

*Now*.  :)  In the early 80s, we still had a slew of SS/DD.

>DS/HD.....I've never used them in my life. Apparantly, they don't work
>with the Apple II.

Or with any single- or double-density disk drive.  (For example, PC 360K 
drives.)

>Also, where can one still purchase Double Sided/Double Density/Double
>Notched (DS/DD/DN)  5 1/4" disks? I used to purchase them at the local
>Woolco (has since been bought out by Walmart) store....incidentally, the
>kind I bought were BASF brand, if I remember correctly....

I never bought 'em.  I just used a hole punch.
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