Re: Frustrated: Can't get DOS anywhere

[Alistair J Ross <mailat@alirossdotco.uk>]

I'm definitely using Double Density (360K format in PC land) disks.

I know this because the disks are labeled DSDD (Double Sided Double
Density) and these disks were used in my 360K capacity disk drive on my
old PC-XT drive. It could not read the High Density 1.2MB disks.

Alistair.

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 12:50:11 -0700, David Chiu wrote:

> I think you're confusing DSHD (1.2MB) sloppies withDSDD (360k) ones. DSDD
> should work fine.
> Mr. Ross need to make sure the sloppies he's got are indeed DSDD and not DSHD.
> 
> "Don Bruder" <dakidd@sonic.net> wrote in message
> news:yTFCc.18759$Fo4.243820@typhoon.sonic.net...
> 
> : Double-density disks would be your culprit, it looks like. Many folks
> : have made mention of the fact that DD disks need a bit more magnetic
> : "oomph" to write to them than what the Apple drives (originally designed
> : for single-density media) can put out. The difference is the magnetic
> : media used on single versus double-density disks. The coating on a
> : single-density disk is more "susceptible" to being (de)magnetized than
> : that on a double-density disk.

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