Flippy disks (was: Stop it! Re: Where can one find 2.5 inch

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Fri Apr 18 15:03:00 2003

> >Anyone else have any Amlyn diskettes? (besides Sam) It's an EARLY 1.2M
> >with 5 disks in a holder and a mechanism for changing disks under software
> >control. The diskettes are usable as 1.2M, but have extra holes for the
> >changing mechanism.

On Fri, 18 Apr 2003, Rob O'Donnell wrote:
> I remember back in my early BBC days, when the floppy drives were often
> single-sided, being able to buy "flippable discs" - they had extra holes in
> them so you could insert the disc into the drive either way up, and use
> both sides!

The extra holes in the Amlyn included a large rectangualr hole near
the corner to give the changer something to grab.

> You could also buy some natty little punches to allow you to modify stock
> floppies in the same way.

That was one of my first retail products 25 years ago - a plexiglass jig
for marking the location for the index hole and write enable notch, with a
punch for making the holes. The deluxe model also had a jig onthe side
for applying hub reinforcing rings.
I have discontinued the product, and at the last VCF, I couldn't even sell
NOS ones.

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Fred Cisin                      cisin_at_xenosoft.com
XenoSoft                        http://www.xenosoft.com
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