Board:   [DoveNet] Hardware/Software Help
Subject: Re: Thin Client Pc To Run
From:    Rob Mccart
Date:    Sun Jan 18, 2026 09:20

@VIA: CAPCITY2
Bf> Funny thing... my 5.25" disks are MUCH more reliable than the 3.5" ones.

FU>this isn't quite fair. the companies manufacturing them were in their absolut
  >eak and nearly every disk was perfect in every way. early production 3.5" dis
 >were very similar. 3.5" was allowed to both degrade in quality and prestige o
  > time.. there wasn't incentive to make the same quality and they started incl
  >ng junk like plastic shudders

The data density was much higher on 3.5" disks which probably makes them
more likely to be a weaker copy more prone to fail. The 5.25 disks were
a lot bigger yet held less data so writing to them was slower and each
bit was also more spread out making them more stable...

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