Because the two sides are independent of each other they are labelled either ‘A’ and ‘B’, or ‘1’ and ‘2’ to help distinguish between them. This means that single-sided disk drives can still read both sides by flipping the disk. These disks are double sided, but with each side re maining independent.
Used for data storage and backup.ĭisks: Amsoft, Maxell, Matsushita, Tatung These are the Tatung Einstein, Sega SF-7000, Osborne and several Amstrad models including the ZX Spectrum +3, PCW 8512, 8256, 9512, CPC 6128.Ī limited number of individual users and small organisations.
Only a few machines have inb uilt 3” drives. Amstrad computers, which included a 3” drive, stopped being produced in the late 1990s THOUGH THE SDSAB DOES ITS BEST, THESE COLUMNS ARE EDITED BY ED ZOTTI, NOT CECIL, SO ACCURACYWISE YOU'D BETTER KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED.Never reached huge popularity due to dominance of 3.5” disks and then declined in 1990s. Send questions to Cecil via REPORTS ARE WRITTEN BY THE STRAIGHT DOPE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD, CECIL'S ONLINE AUXILIARY. (Exception: Power PCs can read both kinds of disks.) As for what kind of software you need to do the translation … oops, sorry, gotta pick up the cat at the chiropractor. But maybe what you wanted to know was: can I _read_ a Mac disk in a PC? No, not unless you’ve got special software, since the formatting is different. So, can you use a Mac disk in a PC? Sure. On a Mac, you get a prompt warning you that the disk isn’t formatted correctly, and asking whether you wish to do so.) (On an IBM-compatible, this is as simple as typing – at a DOS prompt – format a: and hitting enter. If you take a blank 3.5″ floppy disk – even one formatted for IBM-compatibles or for Macs – and slap it in your 3.5″ disk drive, it’ll work in either one, provided you format it yourself. Physically PC and Mac disks are the same. It’s important to keep in mind here that a floppy disk – of any stripe – is merely a recording medium. If there is no difference, can they be used on the other computer? Justin Last Dear Straight Dope: What is the difference between the 3.5 inch disks used in Macintosh computers and their clones and the 3.5 inch disks used in IBM’s and their clones.
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