Re: 3.5" DSDD ("720K") diskettes

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"Willi Kusche" <a2@wilserv.com> wrote in message
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> Hi!
>
> "Glen G." <novirusforme@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> > I have a number of old computers which require 3.5" DSDD diskettes and
> > recently had an opportunity to purchase some of them (more than I will
ever
> > use, but I had to purchase the entire lot).  A friend suggested that I
post
> > to a few Usenet groups pertaining to machines which have the same
> > requirements -- somebody else probably could use some of these, too.
> >
> > Here are the details:
> >
> > Retail 10-diskette boxes, Certron brand, shrinkwrapped, inner plastic
> > sleeve, labels included.  Look and act just like brand new.  I opened a
> > couple of boxes and formatted half a dozen diskettes without incident.
>
>     I bought some of these diskettes.  Not happy to find that in the
> first box of ten that I tested, three couldn't be formatted.
>
>     No sign of the "inner plastic sleeve".  Not that I would have a
> real use for such a sleeve.
>
> Willi

Where are you trying to format them. On a GS, a
disk that is formatted for MS-DOS sometimes requires
more than one attempt. On a UniDisk 3.5 drive, CopyIIPlus
will give better results than the ShrinkIt format util.
Try reformatting them on the PC using "Format a: /U",
this give you a clean format with no backup of the prior
formatting. I bought a case of these also, but I have not
tried any of them yet. Guess I should now. Good Luck.

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprizez };-)
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