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Article #32222Re: SS disks
From: Gerry Wheeler
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 1988 21:12
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 1988 21:12
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In article <1669@alliant.Alliant.COM>, rosenkra@Alliant.COM (Bill
Rosenkranz) writes:
> in spite of the fact that this discussion is interesting, educational, and
> helpful, i think the *real interesting* question was the one originally
> asked: is it true that computer X uses one side of a SS disk while computer
> brand Y uses the other?
>
> -bill
Agreed -- I don't think that question was ever answered. In my
experience, having opened several single-sided drives, both 5.25" and
3.5", they all use the bottom. That is, they read/write the side of the
diskette opposite the label. The upper part of the arm arrangement in
the drive usually has just a felt pressure pad. I haven't dealt with
any Mac drives, but I can't imagine they would go so far as to severely
modify an existing drive. (Maybe Mac never even used SS drives?)
--
Gerry Wheeler Phone: (519)884-2251
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!mks!wheels From: wheels@mks.UUCP (Gerry Wheeler) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: SS disks Summary: I think all single-sided drives use the bottom Message-ID: <445@mks.UUCP> Date: 29 Apr 88 21:12:40 GMT References: <184chad@byuvax.bitnet> <167@obie.UUCP> <5259@ihlpg.ATT.COM> <1669@alliant.Alliant.COM> Organization: Mortice Kern Systems, Waterloo, Ont. Lines: 22