I second the Maxell comments. Their cassette
mechanisms were, and are, superior, and the media
itself would _clearly_ outlast anything else I've ever
used (disks and casettes). Even their 3.5" media was
very good mechanically. I routinely listen to 20 year
old Maxell tapes I havent burned CD's of yet.
Definitely worth the slight extra cost.
--- "J.C. Wren" <jcwren_at_jcwren.com> wrote:
> Two things: Dysan disks, while reliable, were
> considered incredibly
> abrasive. There was an independant study done by a
> drive manufacturer,
> Qume, IIRC, that strongly recommended not using
> Dysan. Verbatim diskettes
> were only used when you wanted to be sure no one,
> including yourself, would
> ever read the media again. Verbatim became better
> many years later, but
> they were left with a major stigma.
>
> Maxell was my personal media of choice. I used
> Maxell 8's, 5.25's, 3.5's,
> cassette, reel to reel, 4mm, 8mm, and on a few rare
> occasions, 9 track.
> I've had far fewer problems with Maxell media than
> anything I've ever used.
>
> --John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org]On
> Behalf Of Eric Smith
> Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 23:01
> To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: Vintage Scopes
>
>
> "Robert F. Schaefer" <rschaefe_at_gcfn.org> wrote:
> > ROFLMAO. I've heard that punchline before, but I
> think this is the
> > first time I've ever heard of it being used In
> Real Life. Maybe you
> > paraphrased them? :)
>
> I don't recall their exact wording, but they weren't
> trying to be the
> least bit subtle about it. They had no intention of
> honoring their
> warranty, and this was how they weaseled out of it.
>
> For some years I had good luck with Dysan diskettes,
> which were quite
> good. Then Dysan was acquired by another company,
> and the quality
> went seriously downhill.
>
>
>
>
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