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- From: ssmith@ncdel.enet.dec.com (Sheldon E. Smith)
- Subject: Re: Using DD disks as HD disks?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan5.225255.14676@engage.pko.dec.com>
- Keywords: disks, disk drive
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- Reply-To: ssmith@ncdel.enet.dec.com (Sheldon E. Smith)
- Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
- References: <1993Jan5.001013.15268@engage.pko.dec.com> <1993Jan5.193232.1930@cbnewsm.cb.att.com> <nate.1030@psygate.psych.indiana.edu> <1993Jan5.205757.13934@Princeton.EDU>
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- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 22:52:55 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan5.205757.13934@Princeton.EDU>,
- bathurst@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Bruce Bathurst) writes:
- |>
- |>I've been slow to answer, because I'm sure I once read an ad for a
- |>device to make holes in 3.5" disks, but I can't find it now.
- |>
- That's the other thing. A "commercial" punch for 3.5" disks typically runs
- about $20 (US). Presumably one *could* use a drill-press. 8^)
-
- While browsing around the local computer discount store, I saw one of those
- punches, which is what prompted my original question. From responses here,
- as well as mail received, nobody thinks it's a good idea.
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