Date   : Tue, 19 Jul 2005 19:40:21 +0100
From   : jgh@... (Jonathan Graham Harston)
Subject: Re: floppy discs

"Colin" <cwhill@...> wrote:
> Is what you are saying that these disks are not compatible with a disk drive
> for the BBC and cannot be reformatted for use with it? (In other words they
> are made differently although they look the same and fit the drive)?
 
"blue", "single-hole", "720k" disks can be used with the BBC.
"black", "two-hole", "1.44M" disks cannot be used with the BBC.
 
Is that concise enought?
 
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