20 Jan
1999
20 Jan
'99
2:57 p.m.
Last I checked my local Mac shop still sold DD 3.5 inch
disks. Also, I
*think*
that unlike 5.25 inch disks it's safe to use 3.5 inch HD disks on DD drives.
It DOES tend to confuse drives that do know what to do with HD, but if you're
only doing DD it works, I think.
There are still DD 3.5 disks in the distribution channels, but they're
definitely getting harder to find.
While HD disks will work, at least they have when I've needed to use one as
a DD, I believe they aren't as reliable.
I really wish I had the space to stock up and properly store floppies. My
problem is that where I've got the room it's really not the proper
temperature.
Zane
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