Subj : Re: Am I the only one dumpster diving ?
To   : vorlon
From : boraxman
Date : Tue May 31 2022 00:06:08

On 30 May 2022 at 11:58a, vorlon pondered and said...
 vo>  vo> Can't a 1.2Mb drive also read and write 360K disks?
 vo>  
 vo>  Sp> You can read/write 360s in 1.2 drives. It can lead to some issues
 vo>  Sp> though, if you write them and put them back in a 360 drive
 vo>  Sp> sometimes they won't read very well, and can be quite unreliable.
 vo>  
 vo>  Sp> I think it was meant to be due to differences in the head size, and
 vo>  Sp> magnetic strength while writing.
 vo> 
 vo> Oh ok... I never had to deal with PC 360K drives. I came to the Intel PC
 vo> world when 386's was the norm. My first was a 386dx25 or 384dx40... The
 vo> mice have eaten to much cheese to remember. #-(
 vo> 
 vo> 
 vo> 

What is fun is using that 2M formatting program to format a 360K disk to somewhere close to 900K capacity!

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