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From: BobR@cup.portal.com (Bob BobR Retelle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Re: Was: Flight Sim II <=> XF551 incompatible forever
Message-ID: <11202@cup.portal.com>
Date: 12 Nov 88 01:50:30 GMT
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Nick DiMasi writes, regarding formatting the "back" side of a disk by
"flipping" it manually in an XF-551 drive:

>I would have to get creative with a paper punch (or dig up one of
>those Nibble Notch II gadgets, that punches a write-notch and
>index hole for the 2nd side).

Exactly right..!  When I was helping a friend who owned a Percom drive,
I eventually made up a small cardboard "jig" to help me mark the spot
opposite the existing timing hole, so I could then *very carefully*
insert the business end of a paper punch into the central hub hold of
the disk jacket and punch the new timing hole (through both the top and
bottom of the disk jacket... ONE SIDE AT A TIME...!  You DON'T want to
punch through the disk itself..!!)   I finally ended up just taking his
disks home and formatting them on my Atari 810 drive for him...

There used to be special "Flippy" disks available, with timing holes
pre-punched on both sides... these would be ideal for anyone who seems to
feel they still must "flip" their disks in an XF-551...  they may be 
hard to find now though...

BobR