[H-GEN] Floppies

[robert stanford]

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On Thu, 2002-02-14 at 01:25, John Duncan wrote:
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>     Dear List,
>              Can anyone point me to a supplier of quality
> floppies? I find that whenever I format a floppy under
> OpenBSD it gives a few errors, never enough to make them
> unusable but it leaves a bad feeling.

My golden rule is to never format a floppy. Seems thats where the
trouble always starts. Its best to treat them like CD-R.

              I seem to remember that when software came on
> floppies there were two types, one for general use and a
> better type that the software was put on. Are these still
> available and can the public get them?

>                               Thanks for any help,
>                                    John Duncan
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