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Article #301Re: Tips for caring for floppy disks
From: R B
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 00:00
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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