12 Oct
2002
12 Oct
'02
11:54 p.m.
I second the Maxell comments. Their cassette
mechanisms were, and are, superior, and the media
itself would _clearly_ outlast anything else I've ever
used (disks and casettes). Even their 3.5" media was
very good mechanically. I routinely listen to 20 year
old Maxell tapes I havent burned CD's of yet.
Definitely worth the slight extra cost.
--- "J.C. Wren" <jcwren(a)jcwren.com> wrote:
Two things: Dysan disks, while reliable, were
considered incredibly
abrasive. There was an independant study done by a
drive manufacturer,
Qume, IIRC, that strongly recommended not using
Dysan. Verbatim diskettes
were only used when you wanted to be sure no one,
including yourself, would
ever read the media again. Verbatim became better
many years later, but
they were left with a major stigma.
Maxell was my personal media of choice. I used
Maxell 8's, 5.25's, 3.5's,
cassette, reel to reel, 4mm, 8mm, and on a few rare
occasions, 9 track.
I've had far fewer problems with Maxell media than
anything I've ever used.
--John
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Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 23:01
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Vintage Scopes
"Robert F. Schaefer" <rschaefe(a)gcfn.org> wrote:
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ROFLMAO. I've heard that punchline before,
but I
think this is the
first time I've ever heard of it being used
In
Real Life. Maybe you
paraphrased them? :)
I don't recall their exact wording, but they weren't
trying to be the
least bit subtle about it. They had no intention of
honoring their
warranty, and this was how they weaseled out of it.
For some years I had good luck with Dysan diskettes,
which were quite
good. Then Dysan was acquired by another company,
and the quality
went seriously downhill.