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Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2005 16:34:56 -0400
From: "Brian P. Rosser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Disks
Where can I find blank disks, besides ebay, for my apple IIgs? I
need both 3.5 and 5.25, also, what kind of disks do the drives take
(Single Sided, Double Density, etc)?
In a pinch, put a piece a tape over the notch on the left side of a
1.44 high density 3.5 inch floppy and it fools the 800k drive into
thinking it's not a 1.44 disk. (not the side with the right-protect
slider tab, the other one). Then use the Apple II to reformat it as
800k.
Notice I said *IN A PINCH*. As most folks on this list know, it
doesn't work with all drives or disks---------or Apple IIs for that
matter.
THE MEDIA IS PHYSICALLY DIFFERENT AND MAY NOT FORMAT CORRECTLY. That
said, it's always worked with my IIGSes and my IIs *AS A TEMPORARY
SOLUTION*.
I recommend this only as a transfer disk and not to store anything
permanent on it.
YMMV. Use at your own risk.
Cobey
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