Re: HD floppies in a DD drive.

[nathan@cco.caltech.edu (Nathan Mates)]

In article <85784-832711373@mindlink.bc.ca>,
Michael Ewen <Michael_Ewen@mindlink.bc.ca> wrote:
>>As many also-PC users will recall, it was once standard procedure to
>>punch a hole in the left corner of DD 3.5" diskettes and use them for
>>1.44MB HD's. The DD's were a lot cheaper and usually worked fine.

>      Does this mean that the opposite applies?  All I need to is cover up
>that hole and it will work as a DD disk?

   It'll work, but it's not recommended. The magnetic properties of
the disk itself are different; it may work for a bit, but the contents
will decay fairly quickly.

Nathan Mates

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