Apple 13-0010--001 User Manual

The best diskettes are those which give the most 

trouble—free recording, storage, and retrieval of 

information for the longest period of time. Look 

for those incorporating features which lead to 

minimum head abrasion and which shield the 

diskette from environmental hazards (like dust 

particles) in a strong, durable jacket.

The following table illustrates a number of 

diskette manufacturers which Rana Systems has 

found produce consistently high quality media. 

For advice on diskette care and handling turn to 

the section later in this manual headed Mainte— 

nance.

The following tables of diskettes include both 

soft and hard sectored diskettes. If you are 

familiar with diskettes required by non-Apple 

systems, this may puzzle you. Don’t worry, the 

tables are correct. Apple uses a kind of “no 

sector” format in which the index hole(s) punched 

in the diskette (which is the difference between 

soft and hard sectored diskettes) is completely 

ignored.