Steven Lichter wrote:
Silicon Sam wrote:Another option is to notch the other side of the disk, just make sure it is a double sided disk, The switch idea is better, I just sold a couple of those. I have one more for my use.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
Most "single-sided" disks actually came off the same line as the double-sided disks. And very few disks were actually tested, on either side. If you find a *real* single-sided disk, save it for a museum. ;-) -michael New, faster SUDOKU v2.0 solver for Apple II's! Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/ "The wastebasket is our most important design tool--and it's seriously underused."