Msg: 313 *Conference*

08-07-91 23:05:16

From: RICK LOPES

To : WILLIAM MCWEENY

Subj: REPLY TO MSG #299 (HELP)

An opinion about floppy disks and Tandy brand disks.  As long as a disk is
certiified, they are pretty much the same regardless of what brand name, if any
is on them.  Tandy brand equipment us often times more expensive than what you
can get from discount stores (and that includes the famous name brands as
well).  An advantage of getting a famous name brand disk is that they often
have a "Full Lifetime Warranty."  That may not mean a lot legally, but in
practice if you send a bad disk or a bad box of disks which you may collect
over the course of time back to the brand name manufacturer, they will usually
send you replacement disks.  You sometimes have to pay the postage (depending
of the brand manufacturer), but you'll still come out ahead since you're not
just throwing the "guarenteed" disks in the trash (or making coasters out of
them for your mug of coffee).
    
Good luck with your dive, disks, files, etc.
   +Rick+