hundt@paul.rutgers.edu (Thomas M. Hundt) (02/09/89)
Just thought I'd point this out; there are a lot of people using the 720k diskettes in 1.44 mode with apparent success; but there are a few who insist on HD's. The one seems like underkill, the other over. :-) Question: Does anybody use 2M disks at 2M density? How? -Tom -- RRRRRR Thomas M. Hundt (aka hundt@occlusal.rutgers.edu) RR RR Gradual Student --- Electrical & Computer Engineering RR RR Rutgers University 201/932-5843(Lab) RRRRR 272 Hamilton St. #96 201/247-6723(H) RR RR New Brunswick, NJ 08901 RRR RRR Famous last words: "The virus ate it."
johne@hpvcfs1.HP.COM (John Eaton) (02/11/89)
<<<<< < Just thought I'd point this out; there are a lot of people using the < 720k diskettes in 1.44 mode with apparent success; Thats not something you want to try with data you really care about. While a drive might be able to format and use a 720K disk as a 1.44M disk it will probably be the first to go as the drive ages or the temperature changes. BTW: 1.44M = 1.44 *(1024)*(1000). Talk about mixed units of measure. < Question: Does anybody use 2M disks at 2M density? How? 1.44M is 2M density. The difference is formated vs. unformated capacity. John Eaton !hpvcfs1!johne