Re: Will Apple Disk ][ wo

[rogtha@delphi.com]

Dave Althoff <dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us> writes:
 
>SECONDED!  I've never had a Disk ][ mechanically chew up a disk, either. 
>But in the 5.25 drive, occasionally disks get jammed so mthat the
>spring-loaded mechanism fails.  More frequently, the drive door refuses to
>latch.  When that happens, the disk pops out just enough that the upper
>mechanism comes down on top of it when you try again to shut the door. 
>I've seen some nasty consequences to that action (no, not my computer or
>disk).  Those things are nasty if the disk jams in the slot!
 
Agreed. And after reading this I'm wondering why Apple even started making
the 5.25 drives.