Re: Tips for caring for floppy disks

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From: George Durbridge
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 00:00

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Nope.  Been tried and doesn't work.  Files are written back-to-front on 
the folded-back bit, which confuses spell-checkers and compilers no end.

John E. Carty (jecarty@NOSPAM.centuryinter.net) wrote:
: I thought you could fold them only if you stapled afterwards, this was to
: keep the disk from 'Flowering' (unfolding) inside the drive.
: 
: George Durbridge wrote in message <906852930.248979@edison.dialix.com.au>...
: >This is wrong.  Big diskettes have to be cut, not folded, to go into small
: >drives.
: >
: >Kevin (kevinu_au_nup@hotmail.com) wrote:
: >
: >: 3. Do not fold diskettes unless they do not fit in the drive. "Big"
: >: diskettes may be folded and used in "little" disk drives.
: >
: >--
: >/* George Durbridge, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia */
: >/* tel 61 (03) 9280 3390      fax 61 (03) 9280 3355 */
: >/* gdurb@melbourne.dialix.com.au                    */
: >
: 
: 

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From: gdurb@melbourne.dialix.com.au (George Durbridge)
Subject: Re: Tips for caring for floppy disks
Date: 1998/09/27
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