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Post #10 by krye
Source ForumFormat 1.4mb disk for 800k — #10
CategoryTroubleshooting
Post DateTue, 12 Mar 2013 - 16:35
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/format-1-4mb-disk-for-800k.27578/
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...and the wider head will be able to see both the old and new data....
That's what I meant by interleaving. You'd have something like this: (forgive the crude image, but I'm on a PC at work and the tools are limited.)

I'm trying to illustrate that the old data and new data are both visible on the same track. Ergo: read/write errors.

ODND.jpg

PS - you can get DSDDs on eBay for way less than a buck a piece. <2cents>They're cheap enough that it's worth it to just buy a 10-pk and not muck around with the 1.44s and risk data loss.2cents>

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