On Sun, Nov 3, 2024, 7:44 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On Sun, 3 Nov 2024, Steve Lewis via cctalk wrote: > > Non-descript 5.25 DS/DD (they don't format as 1.2M disk using a 1.2 > 5.25" > > drive, so I'm pretty sure they are actual 360KB disks). That said, I > > haven't really fully confirmed if it's a 1.2M drive. TEAC FD-55GFR > > 142-U, because I haven't actually come across any 1.2M formatted media. > > I've wondered if maybe one of the heads on the D: drive the Sharp > PC-5000's > > dual disk drive might have some kind of issue (either the REad or Write > > head, not sure which) - just since it seemed more likely to end up with > > some bad sectors marked when using FORMAT.COM (whereas on other systems, > > the same disk would format fine with no bad sectors). > > Teac FD-55GFR is a 1.2M drive that can also be used as a 720K 5.25" drive. > (FD-55G is 1.2M; FD-55F is 720K) > I had a pair of FD-55FR in my DEC Rainbow for a while.... Warner -- > Grumpy Ol' Fred ci...@xenosoft.com >
