Re: Disk copy in Apple IIGS?

["Polymorph" <polymorph@a2central.com.remove-l83-this>]

  To: limtc
limtc wrote:
> Yes, I hope my incident will someone else out there to avoid the
> issues I encountered.
> 
> I think if we use SuperDrive without the SuperDrive controller disk,
> it is best to use DD disk or cover the hole in HD disk to fool it into
> DD disk.
> 
> Right now I am back to emulation, and not sure when I will have my GS
> back and running again. It is nice to actually run the real hardware
> for a few days though.

I have always used HD disks without a problem in my Superdrive drive
*without* a Superdrive controller. I believe that many (including
Michael) suggest the use of DD disks because of the magnetic properties
of the disks - it has nothing to do with the HD hole as far as I know.
As Michael said, it is for drives that are considered marginal - they
work but maybe not as good as they should.

It would seem that some experience problems using HD disks and others do
not. I guess the thing to take from this is - if you can get your hands
on DD disks, definitely use those in preference to HD disks as you will
gain nothing by using HD disks without a Superdrive controller.

If you can not get DD disks, *try* HD disks - you might just be lucky
like me (and others) who experience no problems using HD disks.

As for covering the HD holes, I do not think this is necessary for Apple
drives.

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