Ha! You mean using the transformer's magnetic field to bamboozle the media?
-- Anders Nelson www.andersknelson.com On Tue, Apr 30, 2024 at 1:48 PM John Robertson via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 2024/04/30 10:08 a.m., Anders Nelson via cctalk wrote: > > Having grown up with 1.44MB 3.5" floppies, I have a question: is it > > possible to use a 1.44MB disk and just format it as a 720K disk? > > > > =] > > -- > > Anders Nelson > > www.andersknelson.com > > As I recall you had to bulk erase the old diskette and then you could > format it as 720 - covering the 1.44 hole of course. > > Not bulk erasing (the side of a Weller soldering gun works just fine) > led to erratic results. We all have Weller guns for fixing computers, eh? > > John :-#)# > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 30, 2024 at 1:00 PM Mike Katz via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> > > wrote: > > > >> Does anybody have any extra 720K (double sided, double density) 3.5" > >> Floppy Disks that could use a good home? > >> > >> If so, please email me directly at bit...@12bitsbest.com. > >> > >> Thank you, > >> > >> Mike > >> > > -- > John's Jukes Ltd. > 7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3 > Call (604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games) > flippers.com > "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out" > >
