Re: After 20 Years, I'm This Close To Finally Escaping Data Rot -Thoughts?

[winston19842005 <bjjlyates@NOSPAMbellsouth.net>]

On 2/25/10 9:00 PM, in article C7AC9552.138FC%bjjlyates@NOSPAMbellsouth.net,
"winston19842005" <bjjlyates@NOSPAMbellsouth.net> wrote:

> On 2/25/10 8:40 PM, in article
> YqOdnR78WfkZuxrWnZ2dnUVZ_r0AAAAA@giganews.com, "Michael J. Mahon"
> <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:
> 
>> winston19842005@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On other computer brands, we had to make both a notch and an index
>>> hole through the jacket for the 2nd side of a flippy, so we don't have
>>> the issue.
>>> I suppose doing so "after the fact" might work? As long as you are
>>> precise.
>> 
>> Just out of curiosity, what is the technique for making a second
>> index hole in the jacket without damaging the media?
> 
> First measure where the hole is on the other side, and make a mark on the
> jacket as a template. If you are doing a lot of disks, I'd suggest making a
> separate template altogether. I used a pencil to lightly fill in the hole
> where I needed to punch.
> 
> Then, using an old-fashioned hole punch, you carefully lift the jacket away
> from the media, slide it underneath lining it up with the mark and punch.
> Repeat for the other side.
> 
> Did it with dozens of disks. There was a time when I had a bad disk drive
> and it didn't appear to be working. I actually used a pair of scissors to
> cut away a good portion of the jacket exposing the index hole. Once I
> replaced the drive, the disk worked perfectly.
> 
But thinking about it, this probably wouldn't work after-the-fact for a disk
that was written using an index hole on the other side in relation to the
read/write area. We had to punch this hole prior to using the 2nd side, so
the data was written in relation to the new hole - both sides of the flippy
having the same relation between the index hole and read/write area.

But I do remember a friend removing the media completely and flipping it
over inside the jacket to read a disk on an Apple II that we had in school -
for some reason it wouldn't read the other way.