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I was reading the roger linn F.A.Q. It said that the correct disks to use are DD/DS floppy disks. But it also said if you can use the HD ones instead if you don't have DD floppys. If you could use one instead of the other what is the point of using DD's. instead of HD's.

According to the Chickensys.com knowledge base:

Question: I'm receiving conflicting information on the use of HD or DD disks for use w/EPS. Do I try to find DD disks, or can I just cover up the DD disk hole on a HD disk (without damage to the EPS drive)?

Definitely NOT. Here's why:

A DS/HD is less (not more) sensitive to the magnetic energy released by the floppy drive's head. Floppy drives that can write to a DS/HD auto-detect the the hole and change the energy appropriately. So when a floppy drive formats DS/DD information to a DS/HD floppy, there isn't appropriate magnetic energy to securely put the data on disk.

It may work at first, but probably very quickly the data will corrupt. I have talked to many, many people to where this was the case.

Last time I was in OfficeMax (a very popular office supply chain), most of the disks were DS/HD, but there were a couple of boxes of DS/DD disks, at the same price as the DS/HD's. RCS also sells them for .39 apiece (no minimum).

Lastly, I recently pulled out some old factory floppies I got with the Original EPS, purchased over 10 years ago in 1988. Almost all of them were corrupt in some way. I've heard that a floppy (corruptly written) has a magnetic life of 5 years. So if you rely on floppies for use or backup, it's a good idea to "rewrite" them after a while, using COPY FLOPPY or a computer program.

ok... So I should also rewrite my floppy's every once in a while. Thanks or the info bassline. I'm counting down till sunday. The dude couldn't get it to me earlier cause he had to track out some beats he had on the 60.

Thank you Bassline.