11 Feb
2002
11 Feb
'02
2:40 p.m.
Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
Here's a good FAQ on SyQuest drives that answered my question regarding
whether or not a 44MB drive was compatible with an 88MB drive was
compatible with a 200MB drive.
The bottom line is that the original 88MB drive could only read a 44, not
write to it. People got pissed, so SyQuest came out with an 88c ('c' for
"combination") that could both read and write 44MB disks. The 200MB drive
can read/write/initialize 44/88/200MB disks.
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Sellam Ismail
Interesting, as I have one of each. I can't format 44 & 88 meg from the
200 meg drive, but the 88 does both 88 and 44. How does it know the
difference in the media?? I looked all over for special notches, etc.
and couldn't find anything. And do you know of a good CHEAP source for
disks?
Gary Hildebrand
St. Jsoeph, MO