About the reliability of the "second" side of 5 1/4" disks: all 5 1/4" PC drives (except the very first ones) have two read/write heads, thus being able to use *both* sides without flipping or notching. Because of that, most manufacturers allways made "double sided" disks, even if they had only one notch. Most disks will say "double side, double density" or "DS/DD" in their labels. And I'd bet that almost all disks that don't say it are really double sided: I'm an Apple II user from 1984, and have never found a single sided disk.
Greetings, Antonio Rodr�guez (Grijan) <ftp://grijan.cjb.net:21000/> "Howard R. Katz" ha escrito: > Do you all remember the big discussion way back when as to whether or not > it was safe to do notching? I had people argue that turning the disk > over caused it to spin in reverse, and all the dirt trapped in the lining > would come back out. And some said the reverse side wasn't tested for > problems--tho IIRC the Vic-20 drive used the opposite side of the disk > than the Apple II, so the question was which side did disk manufacturers > test before shipping? I for one never had a notched disk fail, and it was > just amazing to be able to double your disk storage space just by making a > small notch. > > Hmmm.....wonder if notching my CFFA compactflash card would do the same > thing........ :) > > Later.................Howard -- Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
