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Re: Tips for caring for floppy disks

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From: R B
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 00:00
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Large floppies CAN be folded, they just need to be ironed out 
flat afterwards (no steam of course).


George Durbridge wrote:
> 
> 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                    */
> : >
> :
> :
> 
> --
> /* 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: R B <r.beck@nospam.unsw.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Tips for caring for floppy disks
Date: 1998/09/27
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