On Sun, 11 Nov 2001, Chris wrote:
> I don't think it broke off, but malfunctioned (or somehow, the
> software hit a glitch that managed to override it, if that is
> possible).
It's not possible to override it at a software level. It's possible the
onboard write-protect circuitry failed, as I believe I may have had a
drive with this problem before myself.
> That was literally, the ONLY occasion that the drive in question ever
> pulled that trick, so I doubt anything was "broken" on the drive, just
> that it malfunctioned the one time.
Odd.
> that). My other (and more plausable theory) is that my write protect
> sticker had enough play in it, that a physical switch sensor might
> have been right on the verge of writeable (although, I don't know if
> those drives used a finger as a sensor, or a light beam, or how far a
> finger has to pass thru the disk to see it as writable)
Disk ]['s used a mechanical switch for the write protect sensor. I'm not
sure about the later Apple 5.25" Drives. So your theory about play in the
write protect sticker is plausible.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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