Re: My floppy is smoking

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From: John Chapple
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 00:00

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In article <815144027snz@microvst.demon.co.uk>, "Anthony R. Gold" 
<tgold@microvst.demon.co.uk> writes
>In article <427255029wnr@pentland.pentland.co.uk>
>           andys@pentland.pentland.co.uk "Andy Simpson" writes:
>
>> Me too. I would also strongly deny doing anything wrong. In my experience
>> you can have drives inside out and upside down and all that happens is that 
>> they won't work. If the things smokes then it was broken in the first place.

Nevertheless *I* HAVE knackered a floppy drive, by inserting the ribbon cable the wrong 
way round (it didn't smoke (however I presumed this was 'artistic licence':-)) 
I think you need to try and access it quite a few times for this to happen though
Anyone who doesn't believe me is welcome to try the drive, please send P+P !!!
John Chapple                                         JC@ch-w.demon.co.uk
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