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Re: Disk ][ Drives not working
- Subject: Re: Disk ][ Drives not working
- From: mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)
- Date: 02 Jul 2004 15:52:45 GMT
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com
- References: <UScFc.20013$Fo4.267728@typhoon.sonic.net>
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Don Bruder wrote:
>In article <pan.2004.07.02.11.21.49.257301@alirossdotco.uk>,
> Alistair J Ross <mailat@alirossdotco.uk> wrote:
>
>> Finally, taking a blank DSDD diskette
>
>Bingo... There's a very likely explanation for your trouble.
>
>Betcha your drives and controllers are just fine. You problem is the
>disks. Disk II's are known for not putting out enough electromagnetic
>"oomph" to properly write on DD disks, which didn't exist back when
>those drives were designed, and require more power being applied to them
>to write a bit than the same bit that's destined for a single-density
>disk
No, DD disks are what the Disk ][ was designed to use.
The darker-coated HD disks are the ones that won't work.
-michael
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