Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!imprint From: imprint@watmath.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit Subject: Re: bad 1050s Message-ID: <4869@watmath.UUCP> Date: Sat, 7-Feb-87 00:40:15 EST Article-I.D.: watmath.4869 Posted: Sat Feb 7 00:40:15 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 8-Feb-87 01:23:50 EST References: <4775@watmath.UUCP> <8887@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> Reply-To: imprint@watmath.UUCP (Imprint) Distribution: comp.sys.atari.8bit Organization: U. of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 13 Keywords: disk-drive fix Summary:Problem solved Thanks to all who responded to my plea for help. The problem turned out to be with the mechanism (L.E.D. I think) which tests to see if the floppy is write-protected. It was dirty! Cleaning it has the drive happily writing disks again. Thanks again Doug Thompson imprint@watmath.uucp (University of Waterloo Student Newspaper)