[Coco] Diskette Flipping Question

Retro Canada retrocanada76 at gmail.com
Thu Sep 13 10:53:48 EDT 2012


but the apple // needs the center ring (otherwise it will tear your
diskette). Maybe it aligns the disk by brute force...

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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