Apple IIe - Page 173

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Illustration 5-1. Winchester Disk System
Floppy Diskettes
The most widely used type of disk storage with microcomputers
is floppy disk storage. The Disk II Drive (used with the lie) is a
floppy disk drive. A floppy diskette consists of a round vinyl disk
which is enclosed within a plastic cover. The diskette is generally
stored in a diskette
envelope .
This cover protects
the diskette from damage while it is being
handled by the operator . The diskette should never be removed
from its cover. A 51/.i inch diskette with its protective envelope is
shown in Illustration 5-2.
The
diskette is allowed to rotate within the protective envelope .
The
round hole in the mi ddle of the diskette allows the disk drive
to hold the diskette and spin it. The oblong shaped opening on