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rockape · 29 February 2016, 14:14

Hi turrican9,

See A1200 Hardware Frequently Asked Questions

http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/a1200/a1200.html

Q. Can I use high-density floppies with the A1200's normal disk drive?

A. Not reliably! The high-density disks need a stronger magnetic field from the disk heads to reliably write to them. A high-density drive does this automatically, but the A1200's double-density drive can't.

Writing high-density disks with a double-density drive will result in erratic operation of those disks.

They may work fine for hours, days, or weeks, only to fail when you need them most. Use double-density disks with Amiga double-density (880K) drives, like the one built into the A1200, or get an external or internal high-density Amiga drive."

So it's up to you.

Also.

Ive noticed that AmigaKit send software on HD Disks now.

Regards, Michael

aka rockape

29 February 2016, 14:14	#11
rockape Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Lincolnshire, England. Age: 75 Posts: 167	Hi turrican9, See A1200 Hardware Frequently Asked Questions http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/a1200/a1200.html Q. Can I use high-density floppies with the A1200's normal disk drive? A. Not reliably! The high-density disks need a stronger magnetic field from the disk heads to reliably write to them. A high-density drive does this automatically, but the A1200's double-density drive can't. Writing high-density disks with a double-density drive will result in erratic operation of those disks. They may work fine for hours, days, or weeks, only to fail when you need them most. Use double-density disks with Amiga double-density (880K) drives, like the one built into the A1200, or get an external or internal high-density Amiga drive." So it's up to you. Also. Ive noticed that AmigaKit send software on HD Disks now. Regards, Michael aka rockape