When removed from the drive, the diskette is stored in an envelope.
To
protect the diskette, the same care
and handling procedures specified for computer magnetic
tape
apply. These precautionary procedures are
as follows:
1.
Return the diskette to its storage envelope.
2.
Keep cartridges away from magnetic fields and from ferromagnetic materials which might become
magnetized. Strong magnetic fields can distort recorded data
on
the disk.
3.
Replace storage envelopes when they become worn, cracked or distorted. Envelopes are designed to pro-
tect the disk.
4.
Do not write on the plastic jacket with a lead pencil or ball-point pen. Use a felt tip pen.
5.
Heat and contamination from a carelessly dropped ash can damage the disk.
6.00
not expose diskette to heat or sunlight.
7.
Do not touch or attempt to clean the disk surface. Abrasions may cause loss of stored data.
8.2 Write Protecting a Diskette
Shugart Media has the capability of being write protected. The write protect feature is selected by the notch
in
the media. When the notch is
open
it is protected; when covered, writing is allowed. The notch is closed by
placing a tab over the front of the notch, and the tab folded over covering the rear of the notch. The Diskette
can then be write protected by removing the tab. Refer to Figures 36 and 37.
TAB
Figure 36. Diskette Write Protected
FOLD
OVER
BACK
OF DISKETTE
.200
+
.010-1
r-
Iil
I
.150 ±
.005
--'--
.075R ±
.005 .....
T
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c=:>
6.175 ±
.005
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1
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Figure 37. Write Inhibit Notch Specifications
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