MPMCGEEH@MTUS5.BITNET (02/16/90)
I have been having problems with 3 1/2 in SONY diskettes. I often need to copy
files from a friend's computer (a Wyse) and then use them on my TANDY 1000 TX.
My computer cannot read the disks after they have been copied on by his comput
er. I have tried numerous Sony disks but none seem to work. Any other company
's disks work. I have tried reformatting the disks but this always fails. Pc-
Tools and Norton Disk Doctor say the disks are fine. The error I am receiving
from Pc-tools is - bad CRC on diskette read. Also this disks work fine if I ju
st use them on my system soly, or on his soly. Has anyone else had this proble
m? Can it be cured?
Michael McGeehan
MPMCGEEH@MTUS5.BITNETjbayer@ispi.UUCP (Jonathan Bayer) (02/17/90)
MPMCGEEH@MTUS5.BITNET writes: >I have been having problems with 3 1/2 in SONY diskettes. I often need to copy > files from a friend's computer (a Wyse) and then use them on my TANDY 1000 TX. > My computer cannot read the disks after they have been copied on by his comput >er. I have tried numerous Sony disks but none seem to work. Any other company >'s disks work. I have tried reformatting the disks but this always fails. Pc- >Tools and Norton Disk Doctor say the disks are fine. The error I am receiving >from Pc-tools is - bad CRC on diskette read. Also this disks work fine if I ju >st use them on my system soly, or on his soly. Has anyone else had this proble >m? Can it be cured? It sounds like your system has a 1.44 meg drive, and your friend's system has a 720 K drive. This problem is inherent in the design of the drives (thanks IBM :-( ) and is basicly unsolvable. You might find some diskettes that will work properly, but I wouldn't count on it. JB -- Jonathan Bayer Intelligent Software Products, Inc. (201) 245-5922 500 Oakwood Ave. jbayer@ispi.COM Roselle Park, NJ 07204