On Mon, 4 Feb 2002, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
> As long as you don't try to read the DD and HD disks on DD or HD
> drives afterwards (almost always give bad or changed medium errors).
> Someone did explain to me why this happens some time ago, but can't
> remember (different track width, or stronger/weaker recording signal?)
The gap is much narrower, which results in a much smaller magnetised patch
on the surface of the platter.
When a DD head tries to read it, because the feature is narrower than the
width of the gap, it shows up as a double spike...
Anyway, these drives are so cheap, you could buy extras and send the
floppy actually shoved in a drive, like expensive wrapping paper ;)
Dave
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