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Everyone with an FDHD drive

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From: William Perez
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 1990 01:01
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Hi, I'm taking a survey for personal information...

3 months ago, I purchased an SE/30 with an FDHD drive (reads High Density
disks-those with the HD letters near the shutter).  Since then, I've 
heard MANY complaints about the drive.  Most common is having disks 
fail and never format again. I can attest to that.  In the past 2 months, 
I've lost approximately 40 Double Density disks and 4 High Density disks.  
Most of them "no name" brand, some bulk Sony, and one or two Maxell disks.

So my questions are:

1. If you've had trouble with your FDHD drive, please describe:

2. Have you taken any steps to solution this problem? If so, briefly 
   describe and did it help any?
   
3. If you lost disks, describe what brands were lost and approximately how
   many.  Is there a brand that has lasted you longer than any other?
   Please remember to describe whether you are refferring to DD or HD disks.
   Do you use the same disk very often, different disks, or hardly use disks?
   
4. List:  Mac model, how long you've had it, how many FDHD drives are on 
   it, version of system software you are using, and any information you
   think might be relevant.

I'm trying to see if the problem is the drives themselves, the quality of
the disks, or the software being used.  Please email your reply to me.
I hope to see an outstanding solution I can pass on or whether we should
talk to Apple about this.  Thank you for your time.
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From: perez@andromeda.rutgers.edu.rutgers.edu (William Perez)
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Subject: Everyone with an FDHD drive
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Date: 5 Mar 90 01:01:43 GMT
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