Disks fail. Instead of throwing one in the trash, use it as a template to notch all of your disks. I'm sure if I counted all the 5.25 disks around here, I would have well over 1000, closer to two, and at least 4 of them have no disk media in them. By the way, I am wrong on the need for the hole on an Apple or taking the media out. Just the notch will do. If your using a TRS-Model 4, which came out with the pins pulled, really smart, on the cables, it forced the owner to have to take it back to Radio Shack when the disk drive fails. And all disk drives WILL fail at some time, some place, and some where. Thus, I have back ups of backups around here and have an uncountable horde of Apple IIe drives in my computer storage building.
Another interesting note, is that older IBM drives, had two pins turned on the cable to make it an automatic A drive read. Thus, if I wanted to use it for my Model 4P, I had to switch those two little pins back the right way. Anything for a buck in the old days of computers. I have a portable Dos machine out there that ways 40 lbs. A Model 4P, when folded up, looks more like a sewing machine than it does a computer Dale ----- Original Message ----- From: Art Landrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Apple2list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Disk Notchers (was: "Chapter 9") Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 07:11:14 -0700 > > On Nov 1, 2004, at 4:38 AM, Dale Hill wrote: > > > The easy to do it is pull the insides of the disk out. > > What? Why? > > > -- > Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ > / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > > "Playing the harp is more productive than waging war." Eladicious 31:1 (2003) www.dalehill.us -- Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
