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echo: classic_computer
to: TOM WALKER
from: BOB KLAHN
date: 2003-10-30 15:40:20
subject: 3.5` DSDD 720k Diskettes

->> I have a number of old computers which require 3.5" DSDD diskettes and
->> recently had an opportunity to purchase some of them (more than I will ever
->> use, but I had to purchase the entire lot).  A friend suggested that I post
->> to a few Usenet groups pertaining to machines which have the same
->> requirements -- somebody else probably could use some of these, too.

 TW>  I have NEVER had a 1.44 3.5 fail to format in one of those
 TW>  DD 720 drives. I wouldn't think there would be much of a
 TW>  market unless you were giving them away Free.
 TW>  Haven't had a 720 drive in a long time though. I did try
 TW>  punching my extra 720 Floppies but didn't have much luck
 TW>  using thme in a 1.44 drive though.

 As I posted in my msg to him, we use 720k disks at work. The 1.4
 megs don't work reliabily. Don't know why. However, we have
 enough to last a couple lifetimes.

BOB KLAHN bob.klahn{at}sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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