Apple II 800K Diskettes?

From: Mike Ford <mikeford_at_socal.rr.com>
Date: Tue Sep 25 00:43:58 2001

>> I just acquired an Apple IIgs (thanks Rich!) and am anxious to try it out. I
>> have downloaded the system software from the Apple site but an unsure how to
>> go about making 800K disks for use on the IIgs as none of my local computer
>> stores stock 800K floppies. Is it possible to cover over the hole that tells
>> the drive that it is a HD disk and format it as an 800K disk? Will the 800K
>
>AFAIK the Apple 800K disks are the same physically as PC 720K disks (aka

I must live in media heaven, since local stores still stock every kind of
Floppy (except ED that I do really hunt for, but don't buy on eBay,
thanks), and plenty (except ED) show up used. Last week I brought home a
couple hundred nice old used floppies, many with nice stuff on them. Just
today I got a 5.25" with Stickybear Math for the PC.

Oh the Horror
I bought what I could manage, then watched as a guy went through a barrel
full of LVD SCSI cables chopping off connectors.
Received on Tue Sep 25 2001 - 00:43:58 BST