Re: Tan versus blue floppies

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From: Fred Fish
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 1986 00:48

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In article <1993@well.UUCP> bj@well.UUCP (Jim Becker) writes:
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>the ones from Amiga proper. I always buy Sony, either single or double but
>mostly double. They have a failure rate of 1/3500, next closest is 1/3000

I have always bought either Sony or Maxell disks for distribution of my
library, and have had exactly 2 (two) come back.  Both were perfectly
readable by my system but I chucked them anyway, attributing the problem
to minor drive alignment differences.

Does anyone know where to get a drive test disk?  I.E. one of those
specially recorded disks that have deliberate recording variations in
track placement and intensity, and the corresponding software to interpret
the results of trying to read it.

(Gee, sure is nice to FINALLY be back on the net without having to
 call the Bay area from Phoenix!)

-Fred

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From: fnf@mcdsun.UUCP (Fred Fish)
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Subject: Re: Tan versus blue floppies
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Date: Tue, 4-Nov-86 19:48:44 EST
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