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Olivetti M15 Plus - Diskettes, Drives, Hard Disk; Working with Diskettes

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DISKETTES,
DRIVES,
HARD
DISK
WORKING
WITH
DISKETTES
For
the
operating
system and
application
software,
as
well
as
to
load
and
store
data,
you
will
be
using
3.5"
microdiskettes
(also
called
micro floppy
disks),
storage
capacity
720K
bytes
(when
formatted).
Diskettes
are
delivered
in
packages
of
10.
Which
types
of
diskette
should
be used
in
the
syste.?
Please
use
microdiskettes
which
carry
the
following
indications:
double
sided,
double
density,
double
track,
135
tpi.
These
diskettes
have an
initial
capacity
of
1M
byte,
which
gives
you
a
capacity
of
720K
bytes
when
formatted.
Take a look
at
the
illustration
(27)
The
diskette
itself,
the
part
which
registers
the
data,
is
circular
in
form,
has
a magnetized
surface
(3.5"
in
diameter),
and
is
placed
inside
a
rigid,
square,
protective
case
of
about 9
cm
x
9.5
cm
(3.5"
x
3.7").
The
upper
side
of
the
diskette
is
marked
with
an arrow
(27,A).
On
the
underside
of
the
diskette
you
can
see
clearly
the
circular
drive
mechanism
in
the
center
(28,A) .
At
the
front
of
the
diskette
(beside
the
arrow)
is
a
sliding
metal
shutter
(27,8),
which
is
so
made
that
when
the
diskette
is
inserted
in
the
drive,
it
slides
away
to
reveal
a
part
of
the
surface
of
the
diskette,
where
the
drive
accesses
the
diskette
in
order
to
read/write
data.
(Do
not
touch
the
part
of
the
diskette
surface
which can be uncovered
by
pulling
back
the
metal
shutter.)
When
the
diskette
is
shutter
slides
back
do
not
need
to
take
handling
it.
taken
out
of
the
drive,
the
metal
automatically,
and
in
this
way
you
any
particular
precautions
when
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