28 Feb
1998
28 Feb
'98
5:04 a.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
Set the box on the window sill, line up the laser, ...
--
Ward Griffiths
Dylan: How many years must some people exist,
before they're allowed to be free?
WDG3rd: If they "must" exist until they're "allowed",
they'll never be free.
No, unlike 5.25", you can't just use an
8" single-sided disk as a
double-sided. The sector detect hole is in a different place and a
double-sided drive will treat a single-sided disk as a single-sided
disk. You'd have to punch holes in the case, plus cover up the old
holes -- I'd suggest not using sticky tape.
Or of course modify the drive electronics to allow _you_ to control the
2-sided output. It's not hard to do on the SA850 series given the
schematics/service manual.
What is even more anoying is that you can't use a double-sided 8" floppy
in a single-sided drive. The index sensor is in the wrong place, you see.
And punching extra holes in a few boxes-worth of disks is not my idea of
a fun afternoon :-(.