Date   : Fri, 02 Dec 1983 12:31:05 EST
From   : Keith Petersen <w8sdz@brl>
Subject: Re: Dysan note: Using floppy backside

My personal approach is to use the floppies re-punched for backside
use as "archive disks".  These are not normally left in the drives
and spend most of their lives "on the shelf" as backups.  I would
never think of using these disks in my drives on a regular basis.
I use nothing but Dysan disks for my "working disks" (disks
which remain in the drives for long periods of time).  My Remote
CP/M system has had Dysan disks in the floppy drives ever since it
first went on-line.  They last about 1-1/2 years, on the average,
in continuous duty service.

Remember that any dirt you "dislodge" is probably going to end up
on the heads and MAY grind into the disk surface.  This isn't
likely to happen with my approach, however, because the disks
are essentially "new" because they don't spend much time in
the drives.