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Someone recently posted saying that SS disks are not good to be used as
DS disks.  I own a 1040 ST (with DS disk drives), and I don't own one DS
disk.  I format my SS disks for DS use.  I have owned my Atari for a
year now (I bought it May 3, one year ago) and I haven't had any
problems with losing data, however in that time I have had to have my
heads alinged twice, could this be a side efect of using SS disks for a
DS drive?

> Is it true that computer brand X uses one side of a SS disk, while >
computer brand Y uses the other side?

(My two cents)

I was told (by my dealer) the only difference between SS and DS disks is
that the manufacturer dosen't check the second side of the disk, but the
are still put together the same.  If this is true, I find it hard to
believe that one computer would store data on one side of the disk,
while another computer stores it on the other side, when only one side
has been certified.


Aric Friesen

P.S.

Someone gave me two brand new unopened Nashua disks, and one wouldn't
format.  That means 50% of the Nashua disks that I own didn't format.  I
also have heard similar complaints from Mac owners, in other words, I
wouldn't recommend buying Nashua disks.


Addresses:  Genie:  A.FRIESEN ARPA:  Friesen%PCO@BCO-MULTICS.ARPA

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