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Post #1 by RickNel
Source ForumFormat 1.4mb disk for 800k — #1
CategoryTroubleshooting
Post DateMon, 11 Mar 2013 - 10:25
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/format-1-4mb-disk-for-800k.27578/
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This topic is probably an old chestnut buried somewhere, but I couldn't find a thread about it on this forum. :I

I need to make a number of 800k disks from images for my 512ke, but I don't have any 800k-specified disks.

I can use the superdrive and software in my IIsi, or the 800k drive in a Plus, to make iiniitalise and burn floppies reported as successful. If the right-hand notch on a 1.4mb floppy is covered over, the drive sees it as non-HD double sided. I've read various comments on different forums about how reliable this can be.

What is the experience of members here with using 1.4mb disks as Mac 800k disks?

What other way to source disks suitable for 800k formatting?

Rick

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