Re: 5.25" Disk

[smentzer@pacbell.net (Steve Mentzer)]

In article <5jp2mt$761$1@darla.visi.com>, nathan@visi.com says...
>
>In article <dwilson-2404971739040001@dialup04.nas.com>,
>dwilson <dwilson@mail.nas.com> wrote:
>> How many k's of memory do 5.25" inch disks hold on average?
>
>   Are we talking Apple II format (double or single sided, 13 or 16
>sector), IBM format (multiple densities, etc), non-Apple II format, or
>what? It does help if people are specific in what sort of information
>they want, so that the answer can be properly provided.
>
>   Apple II 5.25" disks formatted in standard form hold either
>113.75K/side (13 sector format, and rather rare), or 140K/side (16
>sector format, by far the most common). Subtract OS overhead (varies
>by OS) for usable disk space, flip the disk over for more space on the
>other side, or try and squeeze on some more tracks (not recommended,
>as is nonstandard and not guaranteed to work) for extra space.
>
>   5.25" disks for other platforms, go ask on the appropriate newsgroups.
>
>Nathan Mates
>

nathan,

the proper (and polite) response would have been the following.

> How many k's of memory do 5.25" inch disks hold on average?

On an Apple II, running ProDos or Dos 3.3, the capacity is roughly 140k.
Some older versions of Dos, used a now-obsolete format that allowed for a 
capacity of approximately 114k. Chances are you have the 140k disks.

See nathan, it *is* possible to be polite and informative without having a 
scathing and arrogant attitude.

Steve Mentzer