Re: unable to load prodos

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Greg Buchner wrote:

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>The problem came about because Apple was using nice expensive feature 
>laden drives from Sony and being a device with moving parts and access 
>to dust, they broke down a lot. 

Mac 3.5" drives certainly do collect dust efficiently!

I think the major problem was that Apple never used a hinged "dust cover"
over the 3.5" floppy slot, unlike most PC drives.  The effect was that the
floppy slot was a ventilation intake, constantly sucking dust-laden air
through the greased mechanism.

I have removed "dust bunnies" from Mac 3.5" drives that would choke
a cat!

Of course, all these dust-stuffed drives worked--I never saw the ones
that were so full of dust/lint that they didn't function.  They must have
been a fire hazard!  ;-)

-michael

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