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A while ago I learned that very early versions of 3.5" floppies didn't have the auto shutter mechanism and you had to open and close the shutter manually. (I th
by qiqitori 2mo ago
A while ago I learned that very early versions of 3.5" floppies didn't have the auto shutter mechanism and you had to open and close the shutter manually. (I think that was probably just used on some Japanese Sony machines.)
- vunderba 2mo agoInteresting! I tried to find a demonstration of the manual shutter. This is the closest thing I’ve been able to find. Apparently, it was one of the earliest Sony models to feature a semi-automatic shutter. https://youtu.be/H67IfAyb_4c https://youtu.be/H67IfAyb_4c
- clsec 2mo agoI used to use them, and 8" disks, daily with some of the first CAD/CAM engraving machines I used at work in the early 90's.