Emax

Thanks for the tip Garth, I'll get on that right away. 

Nick 

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> On Oct 6, 2014, at 9:49 AM, Garth Hjelte garth@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> At 08:09 PM 10/2/2014, you wrote:
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> >any DSDD disks should work properly. You cannot use HD at all unless you cover the hole for the HD (high density). If you haven't been doing that, that would be the first problem...
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> Really try to get true DS/DD disks. Taping over the hole suppresses the software-based restrictions, but it never addresses (and never could) the core problem, which is that DS/HD floppies have a much lower magnetic property (coercivity) than DS/DD disks. So the data written is much less likely to "stick" initially or throughout time.
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> Getting DS/DD disks online is really easy, just google it.
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> I have a lot of experience with this - taping the hole is good in a pinch short-term but causes lots of problems long-term. It's not one of these mythical things, a DS/HD floppy hole-taped is basically a very poor quality DS/DD. Don't risk it, you don't have to. 
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> Garth Hjelte
> Sampler User
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