Re: 5.25" disk question

[shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <01bc2df5$7a465b80$2c880fcf@chesster.pcl.net>,
Jason Whorton <chesster@pcl.net> wrote:
>My Apple IIe manual states on page 36 that, "Both the DuoDisk and the Disk
>II drives are designed for 5 1/4-inch, single-sided, single-density disks."
> I am currently using DS/DD disks to record data.  Do I need to hunt down
>some blank SS/SD disks or is my data safe with the DS/DD disks?  Thank you.

It'd be better off on DS/DD, especially if you ever use the back sides of 
disks. They're certified to be usable on both sides, where there are no
guarantees on SS/SD. This was an issue back in the stone age (early '80s)
when 5.25 disks were expensive. SS/SD would sell for less.
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Randy Shackelford                                 
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