On 10/31/21 12:14 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > Put a piece of opaque tape over one of the holes. > Make sure that it is solidly attached. > I used to use write protect tabs. > But aged write protect tabs rarely still stick well. > And, it is a hassle to dig out ones that have fallen off inside the > drive. I ran most of my 8" drives without cases, so it wasn't such a big > deal.
> Neither were especially common, so the combination didn't happen often > for most people. I use an 842 here quite frequently, and as far as memory serves, it's side-hole-blind. That is, a disk with a single-sided aperture only can still be processed as a double-sided disk. However, as Fred says, best to check the jumpers. I believe that Al has put the OEM guide on bitsavers. --Chuck
