[Coco] Re: [Color Computer] 1.44 disk

[Gene Heskett]

On Tuesday 02 August 2005 15:38, stacey wrote:
>can u use 1.44 diskettes in a 720k drive   will they work ok
>
Generally speaking, no.  The media for the HD disks has a magnetic 
coating thats harder magneticly, and requires more drive to make an 
adequate recording.  It might work 5 minutes after you do it, but 2 
weeks later all bets are off.

I've noticed that todays crop of aftermarket 3.5" floppies also seem 
to have another problem.  Insert an HD diskette, and they demand a 
500 kilobaud data rate and will not function at all at the 250 
kilobaud rate the coco controllers can muster.  Same drive with a DD 
diskette in it works flawlessly at the coco's 250 kilobaud data rate.

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