From: MagerValp (MagerValp_at_panini.cling.gu.se)
Date: 2005-06-17 14:23:28
>>>>> "ST" == Spiro Trikaliotis <ml-cbmhackers@trikaliotis.net> writes:
WL> When floppy drives are shipped, they should have a floppy disk (or
WL> equivalent retainer) latched in the drive, as it would be when in
WL> use. This protects the mechanism from rough handling.
ST> I knew this from 5 1/4" mechanics - that special paperback insert
ST> which tries to keep the heads on track 1 (or 0) - but I've never
ST> seen such a thing for a 3 1/2" drive, thus, I thought these were
ST> not necessary there.
IIRC, when I got my A500 in 1989, it came with a 2-3mm thick cardboard
insert in the floppy drive. At least that's where I think that insert
came from...
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