pianotech-digest V2000 #1037

[Ron Nossaman]

>" The current 1.44s should format at 720k just fine. For some time, Yamaha
>used high density drives with the sensor disabled so it would default to
>720k. It's easy enough to try it before you despair."
>
>Bad idea.  The density of the magnetic medium, the thickness of the disk 
>material, and the "footprint" of the recording head are different between 
>high and double density disks.  You can fool one into formatting to the 
>wrong density, but it creates a VERY unreliable disk.
>
>Mark Wisner


Ok then don't. Go instead to www.egghead.com and order Sony 3.5 DS/DD at
$3.18 for 10. Buy as many as you like.

Better?

Ron N