> I have an SE I could get some work out of if I had 800k disks. I recently >read that they could be found at office supply stores as they were "the same >as 720k PC disks". I tried an office supply place and they looked at me like >I was Rip van Winkel. Any suggestions? >Chet
You have seen the 2 arguments, for and against, using 1.4M disks as 800k disks by taping over a hole. Tom Lee (see URL below) makes the point that it's important whether or not the 1.4MB is "virgin (not just empty)". Quoting from page 14 of <http://angbandcvs.homedns.org:8081/download/plus_analog.PDF>: "The weaker write fields of 800K drives may not be sufficient to reliably over-write existing data (including formatting data). So, use only virgin (not just empty) 1.4MB floppies in an 800K drive. If you follow this rule, you'll have few (if any) problems." I see a connection between above and the floppy vendor tech support people saying that it's OK to do it. Gamba <http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2> -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
