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From: csg068@cck.cov.ac.uk (** DECKER **)
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Subject: Re: can we trust diskette write-protection? (PC)
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Date: 7 May 91 15:03:15 GMT
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jesse%altos86.Altos.COM@vicom.com (Acer - Jesse Chisholm) writes:
>PHYS169@csc.canterbury.ac.nz (Mark Aitchison, U of Canty; Physics) writes:
>| Possibly, the reason why it sometimes fails, other than obvious loose
>| wires, is because of light bouncing around the diskette drive.

I used to use red masking tape whenver I ran out of labels, but this
caused problems due to the fact that some drives use infra-red light
to detect a label.

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