Re: 5.25" disk question

[ddmacang@cats.ucsc.edu (Flying Scot)]

So are we saying that DS/DD disks work in the Apple ][ 5.25" drives?

We're talking about the modern 5.25" disks?

+++

In article <5g3pm2$cno$1@europa.frii.com>, shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy
Shackelford) wrote:

+ 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.
+ -- 
+ Randy Shackelford                                 
+ shack@frii.com

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The Flying Scot