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From: jeff@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Jeffrey M White)
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Subject: Re: SafeEject and 6.0.4
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Date: 25 Oct 89 15:13:39 GMT
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In article <9989@pucc.Princeton.EDU> FTWILSON@pucc.Princeton.EDU writes:
>      It would appear that you should not use SafeEject with 6.0.4.
>System 6.0.4 DOES move the head to the 79th (I think) track before
>ejection of the disk, which, as I understand it, is the function of
>SafeEject. (PS this is for FDHDs ONLY)
>

  Two questions.  First, I thought the head was moved to the middle of the disk,
to prevent it catching on the drive door.  Is this true?  Second, is there any
harm (or benefit) by using it wiht ordinary 800k drives, and not just the
superdrives?

						Jeff White
						University of Pennsylvania
						jeff@eniac.seas.upenn.edu