I use a few Shugart 8" single sided drives on my cp/m 2.2 machine. How do you make 'flippies'?
Mike Zahorik (414) 254-6768 -----Original Message----- From: cctalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chuck Guzis via cctalk Sent: Monday, November 01, 2021 12:34 AM To: Ali via cctalk Subject: Re: 8" disk drive questions... On 10/31/21 10:07 PM, Ali via cctalk wrote: > "Computers that used the floppy index hole also required two additional > openings in the floppy case to allow the drive to access when the disk was > upside down. However, it was a difficult and risky operation for the > integrity of the support. To facilitate this intervention, there were "guide > masks" which allowed to accurately trace the position where the hole was to > be made. These tools included the "Berkeley Microcomputer Flip-Jig" which > was available for both 8 "and 5" 1/4 discs." Interesting. When I was using 8" disks early on, the only ones available were single-sided. However, several manufacturers produced "flippies' with labels on both sides. I still have several such examples in my stash. You'd think that a simple cardboard template would serve to allow users to mark additional hole locations, however. --Chuck
