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Re: Are there "real" 1.44 disks?

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From: David Harper
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1990 13:24
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In article <5@libyan.cs.utexas.edu> glenn@cs.utexas.edu (Gwangwu Lai) writes:
>
>Be careful when you go shopping for cheap "1.44M" disks. 
       <description of Computer Shopper ad deleted>
>
>I bought 100 DS/HD disks for 169 dollars, which included shipping and
>handling.
>All 100 disks are unmistakably DS/DD disks with a hole punched in the 
>upper left-hand corner by a machine and passed off as "DS/HD" disks.!
       <rest of ripoff description deleted>

Actually, this is not even that great of a price for real DS/HD disks as
prices on them have come down a lot.  The latest catalog from MEI/Micro
Center (800-634-3478) lists 3.5" DS/HD disks for $22.25 in lots of 25
($0.89 ea).  These are described as 2 MB unformatted diskettes which is
what you need for 1.44 MB formatted capacity.  I have not tried these
yet (I intend to) but I have purchased their 5.25" diskettes in the past
(several times) and I have always been happy with both the quality and 
the promptness of delivery.


Dave Harper    -     Convex Computer Corp.            E-mail address:
3000 Waterview Pky.  Richardson, TX 75081             harper@convex.COM
(214) 497-4525 (W)   (214) 727-4206 (H)
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Subject: Re: Are there "real" 1.44 disks?
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