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[dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Dave Althoff)]

Stephen Buggie (sebugg@presby.edu) quoted:

: >> 	Just wondering if the Apple 5.25 has any advantage over the 
: >> Disk ][ besides better looks and a more standard interface. :)
: >
: >The spring-loaded eject mechanism and the lower height.  It also has
: >an optical write-protect sensor instead of microswitch....

then responded:

: Who says that the Apple 5.25 looks better than the Disk II?  
: The Disk II has _classic_ styling, like a Volkswagen beetle or a 
: DC-3 airplane.   Sure, it lacks the plastic and springs, but a good
: Disk II is sturdy and reliable......

to which I reply:

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!

--Dave Althoff, Jr.
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