13 Feb
2013
13 Feb
'13
3:28 p.m.
and Scott more often then not DD media will format fine as "quads". They may not
last as long as 96tpi media, depending on the quality. I'm going to guess a 720k or
1.44meg drive won't work but it's not impossible.
13 Feb
13 Feb
3:54 p.m.
On Wed, 13 Feb 2013, Chris Tofu wrote:
and Scott more often then not DD media will format
fine as "quads". They
may not last as long as 96tpi media, depending on the quality.
correct!
It is exactly the same issues as using SS media for DS.
It's there; it's the same; but it has not been tested for that use.
I'm going to guess a 720k or 1.44meg drive
won't work but it's not
impossible.
720K BETTER work.
720K 3.5" was developed EXPLICITLY to serve as a replacement for 720K
5.25" It is INTENDED to work. Although there is an assumption that you
are competent to set the drive select and other jumpers for installation.
1.44M will usually work, but adds an unnecessary additional variable.
8:48 p.m.
On Wed, 13 Feb 2013, Fred Cisin wrote:
correct!
It is exactly the same issues as using SS media for DS.
It's there; it's the same; but it has not been tested for that use.
I need to acknowledge that on 8" diskettes, there are differences in the
holes in the jacket. But we were talking about 96TPI DD V 48TPI DD 5.25
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