8" disk drive questions...

[Chuck Guzis]

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