Board:   [DoveNet] Hardware/Software Help
Subject: Re: Thin Client Pc To Run
From:    Rob Mccart
Date:    Tue Jan 20, 2026 08:10

@VIA: CAPCITY2
RM> The data density was much higher on 3.5" disks which probably makes them
RM> more likely to be a weaker copymore prone to fail. The 5.25 disks were a
RM> lot bigger yet held less data so writing to them was slower and each bit
RM> was also more spread out making them more stable...

NI>Interesting..  I'd think it would be possible to make higher-density floppy d
  >s reliable.  That seems to be the case with hard drives - There are hard driv
  >these days that are terabytes in capacity that are reliable.

Time makes improvements to these things. Usually problems come out
right at the first when the new higher density format comes out.

That said, I have almost never lost any type disk to just going bad.

I have lost data on more flash drives than I care to think about though..

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