Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!ut-sally!husc6!rutgers!sri-spam!mordor!lll-lcc!pyramid!voder!apple!stearns From: stearns@apple.UUCP (Bryan Stearns) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: APDA and 800k floppies Message-ID: <1293@apple.UUCP> Date: Wed, 8-Jul-87 01:47:43 EDT Article-I.D.: apple.1293 Posted: Wed Jul 8 01:47:43 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 11-Jul-87 02:38:18 EDT References: <1087@g.cs.cmu.edu> Reply-To: stearns@apple.UUCP (Bryan Stearns) Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, USA Lines: 27 Keywords: single sided APDA floppy In article <1087@g.cs.cmu.edu> fryd@g.cs.cmu.edu (Michael Fryd) writes: >Well I just got Version 2.0B1 of MPW Pascal in the mail >from APDA. It's an 800K HFS floppy, but they ship it on >a TDK single sided disk. > >Since MPW is an Apple product, I guess Apple now endorses >using both sides of a Single Sided Floppy. Yes, MPW is an Apple product, but it's produced (disks & docs duplicated, packaged, etc.) by APDA, a separate company. We don't have any control over them, but I'll mention this to our APDA coordinator. No, Apple still does not endorse use of single-side-certified floppies as double-sided; individually, there are those within Apple that have had success with this, but (personal opinion) I feel that my data is too valuable to risk for a couple of bucks per disk (No flames about the value of *my* data, pleeze! :-) ). ---------------------------- Bryan Stearns Developer Technical Support Apple Computer, Inc. UUCP: {nsc,dual,sun,ucbvax!mtxinu}!apple!stearns CSNET: stearns@apple.CSNET, stearns%apple@CSNET-RELAY