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2004-01-28 by Rick Margitza
Does anybody out there know where to get double density floppy discs. Mine are all full and need space to store the stuff I'm working on....or will Hd density discs work? Thanks, Rick _________________________________________________________________ Get a FREE online virus check for your PC here, from McAfee. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963
2004-01-28 by Ralph Stokes
I use HD Disks :-) Rick Margitza wrote:
>Does anybody out there know where to get double density floppy discs. Mine >are all full and need space to store the stuff I'm working on....or will Hd >density discs work? >Thanks, Rick > > > > > >
2004-01-28 by keith cummings
--- Rick Margitza <rickmargitza@...> wrote: > or will Hd > density discs work? yup, just put a piece of tape securely over the top-left-hand square, much like with audio cassettes that have their recording numbs removed and putting tape over them so they can be recorded on again.... Cheers, Keith __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/
2004-01-29 by mishon66@aol.com
In a message dated 1/28/2004 5:58:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, rickmargitza@... writes: > Does anybody out there know where to get double density floppy discs. Mine > are all full and need space to store the stuff I'm working > on....or will Hd > density discs work? > Thanks, Rick www.Route66studios.com has them in bulk with labels
2004-01-29 by Frank Crawford
Potential problem with HD disks......if you use the Giebler program on a computer, it wont work w/HD FMC
> From: Ralph Stokes <keysralph@...> > Reply-To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com > Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 23:33:11 +0000 > To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] floppies > > I use HD Disks > :-) > > Rick Margitza wrote: > >> Does anybody out there know where to get double density floppy discs. Mine >> are all full and need space to store the stuff I'm working on....or will Hd >> density discs work? >> Thanks, Rick >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ensoniq-VFX-SD/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Ensoniq-VFX-SD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >
2004-01-29 by Geren W. Mortensen, Jr.
If you put a piece of tape over the HD sense hole, the computer, and hence the Giebler programs won't know it's an HD disk, and it will work just fine. Geren W. Mortensen, Jr. Columbia, Maryland, USA http://gerenm.net/
-----Original Message----- From: Frank Crawford [mailto:fmc@...] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 9:05 AM To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] floppies Potential problem with HD disks......if you use the Giebler program on a computer, it wont work w/HD FMC > From: Ralph Stokes <keysralph@...> > Reply-To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com > Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 23:33:11 +0000 > To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] floppies > > I use HD Disks > :-) > > Rick Margitza wrote: > >> Does anybody out there know where to get double density floppy discs. Mine >> are all full and need space to store the stuff I'm working on....or will Hd >> density discs work? >> Thanks, Rick >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ensoniq-VFX-SD/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Ensoniq-VFX-SD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ensoniq-VFX-SD/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Ensoniq-VFX-SD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
2004-01-29 by Frank Crawford
Thanks..FMC
> From: "Geren W. Mortensen, Jr." <gerenm@...> > Reply-To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com > Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 09:09:25 -0500 > To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] floppies > > If you put a piece of tape over the HD sense hole, the computer, and hence > the Giebler programs won't know it's an HD disk, and it will work just fine. > > Geren W. Mortensen, Jr. > Columbia, Maryland, USA > > http://gerenm.net/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Crawford [mailto:fmc@...] > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 9:05 AM > To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] floppies > > > Potential problem with HD disks......if you use the Giebler program on a > computer, it wont work w/HD > > FMC > >> From: Ralph Stokes <keysralph@...> >> Reply-To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com >> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 23:33:11 +0000 >> To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com >> Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] floppies >> >> I use HD Disks >> :-) >> >> Rick Margitza wrote: >> >>> Does anybody out there know where to get double density floppy discs. > Mine >>> are all full and need space to store the stuff I'm working on....or will > Hd >>> density discs work? >>> Thanks, Rick >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> To visit your group on the web, go to: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ensoniq-VFX-SD/ >> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >> Ensoniq-VFX-SD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com >> >> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: >> http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ >> >> > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ensoniq-VFX-SD/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Ensoniq-VFX-SD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ensoniq-VFX-SD/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Ensoniq-VFX-SD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >
2004-01-29 by hans-artmann@t-online.de
Although this solution seems to work there is some risk you should know about: HD floppies have a different surface and are designed to be written with a lower magnetic field to achieve the higher density without the tracks interfering each other. As a result, treating them HD as DD floppies will cause drop outs and errors. In other words: they don't like this cheating and will probably let you down after a while if not instantly. If you just want to use an HD floppy for a single transfer of data you might be lucky. If you want to archive sounds and sequences you should better find some real DD floppies unless you don't worry about loosing your data. Hans
-----Original Message----- From: Geren W. Mortensen, Jr. [mailto:gerenm@...] Sent: Donnerstag, 29. Januar 2004 15:09 To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] floppies If you put a piece of tape over the HD sense hole, the computer, and hence the Giebler programs won't know it's an HD disk, and it will work just fine. Geren W. Mortensen, Jr. Columbia, Maryland, USA http://gerenm.net/ -----Original Message----- From: Frank Crawford [mailto:fmc@...] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 9:05 AM To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] floppies Potential problem with HD disks......if you use the Giebler program on a computer, it wont work w/HD FMC > From: Ralph Stokes <keysralph@...> > Reply-To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com > Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 23:33:11 +0000 > To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] floppies > > I use HD Disks > :-) > > Rick Margitza wrote: > >> Does anybody out there know where to get double density floppy discs. Mine >> are all full and need space to store the stuff I'm working on....or will Hd >> density discs work? >> Thanks, Rick >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ensoniq-VFX-SD/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Ensoniq-VFX-SD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ensoniq-VFX-SD/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Ensoniq-VFX-SD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ensoniq-VFX-SD/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Ensoniq-VFX-SD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
2004-01-29 by Geren W. Mortensen, Jr.
Yeah, I've heard this over the years. Yet, I've never had a problem in 10-12 years of doing it -- at least with 3.5" floppies. Just lucky, I guess. Geren W. Mortensen, Jr. Columbia, Maryland, USA http://gerenm.net/
-----Original Message----- From: hans-artmann@... [mailto:hans-artmann@...] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:55 PM To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] floppies Although this solution seems to work there is some risk you should know about: HD floppies have a different surface and are designed to be written with a lower magnetic field to achieve the higher density without the tracks interfering each other. As a result, treating them HD as DD floppies will cause drop outs and errors. In other words: they don't like this cheating and will probably let you down after a while if not instantly. If you just want to use an HD floppy for a single transfer of data you might be lucky. If you want to archive sounds and sequences you should better find some real DD floppies unless you don't worry about loosing your data. Hans -----Original Message----- From: Geren W. Mortensen, Jr. [mailto:gerenm@...] Sent: Donnerstag, 29. Januar 2004 15:09 To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] floppies If you put a piece of tape over the HD sense hole, the computer, and hence the Giebler programs won't know it's an HD disk, and it will work just fine. Geren W. Mortensen, Jr. Columbia, Maryland, USA http://gerenm.net/ -----Original Message----- From: Frank Crawford [mailto:fmc@...] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 9:05 AM To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] floppies Potential problem with HD disks......if you use the Giebler program on a computer, it wont work w/HD FMC > From: Ralph Stokes <keysralph@...> > Reply-To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com > Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 23:33:11 +0000 > To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] floppies > > I use HD Disks > :-) > > Rick Margitza wrote: > >> Does anybody out there know where to get double density floppy discs. Mine >> are all full and need space to store the stuff I'm working on....or will Hd >> density discs work? >> Thanks, Rick >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ensoniq-VFX-SD/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Ensoniq-VFX-SD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ensoniq-VFX-SD/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Ensoniq-VFX-SD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ensoniq-VFX-SD/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Ensoniq-VFX-SD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ensoniq-VFX-SD/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Ensoniq-VFX-SD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
2004-01-29 by Ralph Stokes
Although this solution seems to work there is some risk you should know about: HD floppies have a different surface and are designed to be written with a lower magnetic field to achieve the higher density without the tracks interfering each other. As a result, treating them HD as DD floppies will cause drop outs and errors. In other words: they don't like this cheating and will probably let you down after a while if not instantly. If you just want to use an HD floppy for a single transfer of data you might be lucky. If you want to archive sounds and sequences you should better find some real DD floppies unless you don't worry about loosing your data. Hans -----Original Message----- From: Geren W. Mortensen, Jr. [mailto:gerenm@...] Sent: Donnerstag, 29. Januar 2004 15:09 To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] floppies If you put a piece of tape over the HD sense hole, the computer, and hence the Giebler programs won't know it's an HD disk, and it will work just fine. Geren W. Mortensen, Jr. Columbia, Maryland, USA http://gerenm.net/ -----Original Message----- From: Frank Crawford [mailto:fmc@...] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 9:05 AM To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] floppies Potential problem with HD disks......if you use the Giebler program on a computer, it wont work w/HD FMCFrom: Ralph Stokes Reply-To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 23:33:11 +0000 To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] floppies I use HD Disks :-) Rick Margitza wrote:Does anybody out there know where to get double density floppy discs.Mineare all full and need space to store the stuff I'm working on....or willHddensity discs work? Thanks, Rick
2004-01-31 by Rick Margitza
Thanks for the all the replies guys.....all very helpful. Rick _________________________________________________________________ There are now three new levels of MSN Hotmail Extra Storage! Learn more. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=hotmail/es2&ST=1
2004-02-02 by flihotz
Mei/Microcenter has been a great source of floppy bulk purchases for years: http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=mei+micro+center&page=1&offset=0&result_url=redir?src=websearch&requestId=5cfdb44b92d6fcb&clickedItemRank=6&userQuery=mei+micro+center&clickedItemURN=http%3A%2F%2Fhome1.gte.net%2Flongrj2%2Fcpsl%2Fsupplies.html&invocationType=-&fromPage=nsBrowserRoll&remove_url=http://home1.gte.net/longrj2/cpsl/supplies.html FRL --- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Margitza" <rickmargitza@h...> wrote: > Thanks for the all the replies guys.....all very helpful. > Rick > > _________________________________________________________________ > There are now three new levels of MSN Hotmail Extra Storage! Learn more. > http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=hotmail/es2&ST=1