22 May
2003
22 May
'03
8:52 a.m.
> 3":
> I don't think that there are any density differences, but single and
> double sided diskettes are different. I don't remember the difference -
> holes?
On Thu, 22 May 2003, Tony Duell wrote:
This is the confusing one IMHO. All 3" disks are
double sided, but some
drives are single-head and use the disks as 'flippies'.
Thanks
I couldn't remember for sure.
But, IIRC, the double sided drives would not let you insert a diskette
upside down, and therefore were incapable of reading the second side of a
flippy other than backwards, which was not supported by the controllers.