Date   : Sun, 06 Jun 2004 13:53:49 +0100 (BST)
From   : Tim Fardell <tim.fardell@...>
Subject: Re: 3.5" disk drive

On Sun, 6 Jun 2004, Pete Turnbull wrote:

> > The best thing to do is ensure that you format disks with a
> narrow-head
> > drive, either a newer 40-track drive or an 80-track drive in 40-track
> > mode.
> 
> Assuming it was a completely blank, unformatted disk, or has been
> degaussed :-)

Still won't help if you then write data to it on a wide-track drive, then 
overwrite on a narrow-track drive, then read back on the wide-track drive 
again :-)

How much more contrived can this get ;-)