[Coco] Diskette Flipping Question

[Gene Heskett]

On Thursday 13 September 2012 11:14:07 Retro Canada did opine:

> but the apple // needs the center ring (otherwise it will tear your
> diskette). Maybe it aligns the disk by brute force...
> 
While I wouldn't call it brute force, all 8 and 5.25 drives center the disk 
on the drive hub via a well fitting clamp rosette that penetrates the hole 
in the disk.  When it doesn't fit so well, usually by shrinkage, is when 
the hole starts to get damaged.

> On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Juan Castro <jccyc1965 at gmail.com> 
wrote:
> > The only computer in which it IS enough is the Apple ][ if MY memory
> > serves.
> > 
> > On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Paulo Lindoso 
<paulo.lindoso at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> If memory serves, you DO need to punch the alignment hole.  The side
> >> notch is not enough.
> >> 
> >> I remember I even had a carton template and a portable hole puncher
> >> (those used to tick train tickets in Europe!) to help me out.
> > 
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