Re: Apple ][c Questions

["Tom \"Cowgod\" Greene" <cowgod@rockpile.com>]

Edhel Iaur, Esq. wrote:
> 
> Sounds good, but why would disks even SAY "Single Sided"?
> 
> On 3 Jan 1997 05:18:24 GMT, ab616@chebucto.ns.ca (Tony Cianfaglione)
> wrote:
> 
> >   I believe that's because different computer systems wrote to different
> >sides of the disks.  Apple, I think, writes to the underside, Commodore 64
> >to the top side, C128 to both sides, PC to both sides, Atari 8 bit to the
> >top side, TI99 to the underside.

That just means that only one side of the disk was verified as
error-free. Though I guess that's pointless, unless you have
"Single-Sided Top" and "Single-Sided Bottom" disks...

Tom "Cowgod" Greene
cowgod@rockpile.com