Many don’t support DD floppies, so be sure to pick one that specifically mentions “720KB” compatibility (like this one). If you use a laptop or your PC motherboard doesn’t have a floppy connector, you’re stuck with a (less compatible) USB drive. Your best bet is an internal “ATA” model as they have the greatest compatibility with the various Atari ST disk formats: Most modern PC’s don’t ship with a floppy drive, so you’ll need to buy one. If this is the case, congratulations! You can forget about DD disks and purchase higher capacity HD disks instead. In very rare cases, your ST drive unit may have been upgraded to support 3.5” HD disks natively. HD disks have an extra hole on the right side (across from the write-protect slider), and if you cover this over with some opaque sticky tape (front and back), it’ll fool the detector into thinking the HD disk is an ST-compatible DD floppy: If you can’t find any DD disks, it is possible to repurpose modern 1.44MB High Density (“HD”) disks - albeit at a cost to reliability. Unfortunately, manufacturing stopped years ago, so your best option is eBay or specialist ST providers. They’re also known as “720KB” floppy disks due to their standard formatted capacity. For the vast majority of cases, you’ll want 3.5” Double-Sided, Double-Density (“DD”) floppy disks - they’re the only variety supported by both PC and ST drives.
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