> From: ccl...@sydex.com snip > I believe that the earlier Micropolis 5.25" floppy drives worked the > same way. I recall that when they first came out, they'd mangle the hub > area of a floppy because the spindle motor often had been turned off by > the host. Eventually, the design was modified so that the motor spun up > as the drive door closed, which solved the problem. > > Before that, Dysan had experimented with putting a reinforcing ring on > their floppies. By the time high-density drives came out, the problem > had been solved so there was no need to reinforce the HD floppy hub area. > > --Chuck > > I'd always wondered why that was so.It has been handy to see which were 360K as I don't think HD everhad the donut ( maybe rare ).Dwight
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