Subj : Re: Am I the only one dumpster diving ?
To   : boraxman
From : vorlon
Date : Tue May 31 2022 15:07:52

 vo> Can't a 1.2Mb drive also read and write 360K disks?
 bo> Yes, it can.  The 1.2M drive has a narrower head, so writes
 bo> narrower tracks than the 360K drive.  It works, but because it
 bo> doesn't overwrite the tracks laid by a 360K drive completely, it
 bo> may cause reliability issues, especially when you go to read it on
 bo> a 360K drive later.  I have read and written 360K disks on a 1.2M
 bo> drive just fine (except for those where the magnetic coating peeled
 bo> off and jammed the head), but they just won't be optimal for use on
 bo> the original 360K drives.

Oh ok. Thanks for the extra info. As I wrote to Specture, I started using
PC's when 1.2Mb was standard.




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