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From: peter@graffiti.UUCP (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: SSDD disk = DSDD disk !
Message-ID: <424@graffiti.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 10-Nov-85 10:37:54 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov 10 10:37:54 1985
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> 
> I was curious as to what my Amiga would do with a single sided disk, so
> I borrowed an empty Macintosh disk from a co-worker.  I took it home and
> ...it worked...
> 
> Are all SSDDs the same as DSDDs excepting the label, or is this just a
> feature of maxell?  One way or the other, are SSDDs normally cheaper or

With 5.25" and 8" diskettes, SS disks are often DS disks that failed to
verify on the opposite sides. Many 3.5" diskettes are the same way, but
beware! Some SS 3.5" diskettes are not even polished on the back and you
can damage your drives just by using them, whether or not they work DS.
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Name: Peter da Silva
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