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From: quimby@madoka.its.rpi.edu (Tom Stewart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Teac 5.25" Floppy question...
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Keywords: Teac Floppy
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Date: 30 Dec 90 11:24:10 GMT
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(najmi.jarwala) writes:
>
>  I have just bought a Northgate which came with a 5.25" floppy (Teac).
>All drives that I have used to date have a "spring-loaded" feel when
>the floppy is inserted. Also the floppy partially ejects when the door is
>open. This drive does neither. Otherwise it works fine.
> 
>Does this indicate a mechanical defect or  are there other drives out
>there with the same characteristics?
>
Teac 5.25" drives don't have an eject mechanism, at least not the ones
installed in Everex Steps.  They're a very reliable drive, and have
the advantage of a locking lever that can be safely closed without a
diskette in the drive.  (Believe it or not, some people tend to snap
the latches off if they can't "close" it without a disk.)
  
Quimby
  
(quimby@mts.rpi.edu, quimby@rpitsmts.bitnet)