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02-23-2003, 09:04 PM
Hi,

The floppies on the early Macs were especially susceptible to that. People were forever putting in a second disk, it just took a pretty firm push. Usually the drive survived. We had a guy at the radiation effects lab that could get them unstuck in about ten minutes flat (lots of practice) and usually could save the diskettes, too.

What's that they say about making things foolproof? ;)

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Computer Ignorance - by BobThePumpkin - 02-22-2003, 11:32 PM
Computer Ignorance - by WarBlade - 02-23-2003, 12:05 AM
Computer Ignorance - by BobThePumpkin - 02-23-2003, 12:18 AM
Computer Ignorance - by yangman - 02-23-2003, 12:25 AM
Computer Ignorance - by Artega - 02-23-2003, 12:49 AM
Computer Ignorance - by Quark - 02-23-2003, 06:05 AM
Computer Ignorance - by --Pete - 02-23-2003, 05:48 PM
Computer Ignorance - by kandrathe - 02-23-2003, 07:36 PM
Computer Ignorance - by [wcip]Angel - 02-23-2003, 08:26 PM
Computer Ignorance - by --Pete - 02-23-2003, 09:04 PM
Computer Ignorance - by Quark - 02-23-2003, 11:02 PM
Computer Ignorance - by Striker - 02-24-2003, 01:50 AM
Computer Ignorance - by Skandranon - 02-26-2003, 08:29 AM
Computer Ignorance - by Obi2Kenobi - 12-24-2003, 12:07 AM
Computer Ignorance - by ShadowHM - 12-24-2003, 03:44 AM
Computer Ignorance - by Omega - 12-24-2003, 04:06 AM
Computer Ignorance - by Obi2Kenobi - 12-24-2003, 05:10 AM
Computer Ignorance - by ShadowHM - 12-24-2003, 01:28 PM
Computer Ignorance - by Occhidiangela - 12-24-2003, 03:56 PM
Computer Ignorance - by Omega - 12-25-2003, 05:16 AM
Computer Ignorance - by WarLocke - 12-25-2003, 05:39 AM
Computer Ignorance - by Omega - 12-26-2003, 03:43 AM
Computer Ignorance - by Obi2Kenobi - 12-26-2003, 04:11 PM
Computer Ignorance - by WarLocke - 12-26-2003, 07:17 PM
Computer Ignorance - by Archon_Wing - 12-26-2003, 11:54 PM
Computer Ignorance - by Omega - 12-31-2003, 01:04 AM
Computer Ignorance - by Baal - 01-02-2004, 02:00 AM

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