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From: long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Floppy infinite eject problem
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Date: 7 Jun 90 16:05:13 GMT
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In article <9848@lindy.Stanford.EDU> simoni@strat.stanford.edu writes:
>I have been trying to connect an 800K Sony floppy disk drive up to the
>external drive port of a Mac Plus.  When I turn on the computer the disk
>drive immediately begins to infinitely cycle through its eject sequence.

I've seen this too, with a Cutting Edge external floppy and a Mac SE.  It's
happened with 6.0.3, .4, and .5.  I haven't the foggiest idea what's causing
it, but sticking a floppy in the drive will usually cure the problem.  Very
weird.

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