18 Apr
2003
18 Apr
'03
8:03 a.m.
>Anyone else have any Amlyn diskettes? (besides
Sam) It's an EARLY 1.2M
>with 5 disks in a holder and a mechanism for changing disks under software
>control. The diskettes are usable as 1.2M, but have extra holes for the
>changing mechanism.
On Fri, 18 Apr 2003, Rob O'Donnell wrote:
I remember back in my early BBC days, when the floppy
drives were often
single-sided, being able to buy "flippable discs" - they had extra holes in
them so you could insert the disc into the drive either way up, and use
both sides!
The extra holes in the Amlyn included a large rectangualr hole near
the corner to give the changer something to grab.
You could also buy some natty little punches to allow
you to modify stock
floppies in the same way.
That was one of my first retail products 25 years ago - a plexiglass jig
for marking the location for the index hole and write enable notch, with a
punch for making the holes. The deluxe model also had a jig onthe side
for applying hub reinforcing rings.
I have discontinued the product, and at the last VCF, I couldn't even sell
NOS ones.
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