Protecting programs and data stored in cartridges
If you wish to protect the programs and data stored in a cartridge (that is,
prevent them from being over-written or erased) then you should snap off the
plastic tab from the side of the cartridge, as shown below.
(As with a cassette, you can reverse this effect by sticking vxne tape OWI
the place where the tab has been removed.)
The cartridge lifespan
Microdrive cartridges will not last forever, and will eventually need to be
replaced. The symptom of an ageing cartridge is that the computer will take
longer and longer to find a program or file before loading it. So it is a good
idea to keep back-up copies of important programs and files either on another
cartridge, or on a carsette.
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