HD floppies in a DD drive.

[John_L._Graham@adbbs.antioch.edu (John L. Graham)]

Since DS/DD disks are getting practically impossible to find, what's the story
on using DS/HD disks in a DD drive (3.5 and 5.25")? I've heard some say some
HD disks can't be formatted in a DD drive, and some say they can. We seem to
have mixed luck here at work, and I haven't tried HD disks in a 5.25" drive
yet. One reason for asking is we're getting a couple of new Apple II users in
our group and we like to tell them what to ask for when they go to a computer
store to avoid the ol' "buy what we're selling this week" speech. For
example, instead of asking for 3.5" disks for an Apple II (BIG MISTAKE) ask
for 3.5" double sided double density diskettes.

Thanks!

John