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Re: How to use back side of 5.25 diskkette without punching

Subject: Re: How to use back side of 5.25 diskkette without punching
From: "Silicon Sam" <SiliconSam@gmail.com>
Date: 3 Sep 2006 18:24:47 -0700
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iseign wrote:
> I want to use the back side of my 5.25" 2D diskkette.
> But I don't want to punch it.
> I've heard that it'd be possible if I can do some mechanical tinkering
> to 5.25" FDD.
> (I think that the method is to remove write protection detector inside
> of the FDD.)
> But I don't know how to.
> Once I have opened the case of 5.25 FDD to find that the metal
> enclosure inside of plastic case is very hard to disjoint.
> If someone knows how to make this possible, plase let me know. Thanks.

  On my Franken2e, I removed the write protect switches from the
drives, and installed some toggle switches instead.

Raymond

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