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Re: Incorrect floppy insert alert

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From: Richard Long
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 1989 13:52
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In article <968@dutrun.UUCP> leo@duttnph.UUCP (Leo Breebaart) writes:
>Yet another problem. My hard disk is named "Hard Disk" (original, no?).
>Lately my Macintosh refuses to ask for floppy disks by their real name
>but *always* gives the message "Please insert disk: "Hard Disk"".

I've seen this problem sporadically (although not lately).  It usually presaged
a system crash, so be careful, and save your work.

Rich

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Subject: Re: Incorrect floppy insert alert
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