Re: Double Sided Disks ?

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

KellihanB writes ...
> 
> Hello,
> 
>    I was wondering if someone knows where to pick up an old 5.25" disk
> notcher?
>
>  I seem to only be coming across Double Sided disks, and not many have two
> notches in them.  (I know they use to make
> these because I bought them for my
> Commodore (off topic) many years ago).  I also remember they made a disk
> notcher which would punch a notch in the disk, right where it needed to be.
> Since I'm doing so much with my Apple ][ it seems a shame to waste the back
> sides of these disks
 ....

     No kidding! You get twice as much stuff per disk.

     You may be able to get a disk notcher from an Apple II stuff seller like
B&R Computing, Wayne's Computer, Sun Remarketing, Alltech, Apple Resource
Center, ... . (See http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs3VENDORS.html for
links.)  The notcher may not be listed; so, email the seller and ask.

     Until you find a notcher, you can use a plain hand hole puncher. We used
one for years. They work okay; but, you do need to line-up and mark the place
to punch as described by Thug.


Rubywand