myers@uwmacc.UUCP (Jeff Myers) (05/08/86)
I love Sony diskettes with the exception of one annoying factor about the (colorful) labels -- the short flap side NEVER sticks consistently to the diskette. Consequently, I'm always forced to re-attach them to the bottom side of the diskette before insertion into a drive. Anybody got a good fix for this problem? I've tried scratching the surface on that part of the diskette, which helped a little. I'm also loath to put scotch tape on them. Thanks in advance! -- Jeff Myers The views above may or may not University of Wisconsin-Madison reflect the views of any other Madison Academic Computing Center person or group at UW-Madison. ARPA: uwmacc!myers@rsch.wisc.edu UUCP: ..!{harvard,ucbvax,allegra,topaz,akgua,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!myers BitNet: MYERS at WISCMACC
dlnash@ut-ngp.UUCP (Donald L. Nash) (05/08/86)
In article <2195@uwmacc.UUCP>, myers@uwmacc.UUCP (Jeff Myers) writes: > I love Sony diskettes with the exception of one annoying factor about the > (colorful) labels -- the short flap side NEVER sticks consistently to the > diskette. Consequently, I'm always forced to re-attach them to the bottom > side of the diskette before insertion into a drive. > > Anybody got a good fix for this problem? I've tried scratching the surface > on that part of the diskette, which helped a little. I'm also loath to put > scotch tape on them. > Looks like scratching the surface is more trouble than putting tape on the label :-). Anyway, I just rip the little suckers of if they won't stick, or cut them off with a pair of scissors before I put them on the disk. If I see that I have a bad batch of labels, I'll usually do the latter. Don Nash UUCP: ...!{ihnp4,allegra,seismo!ut-sally}!ut-ngp!dlnash APRA: dlnash@ngp.CC.UTEXAS.EDU BITNET: cceu001@utadnx "If you can't say something nice, then don't" -- Thumper the rabbit
ir645@sdcc6.UUCP (Laurence Weiss) (05/10/86)
In article <2195@uwmacc.UUCP> myers@uwmacc.UUCP (Jeff Myers) writes: >I love Sony diskettes with the exception of one annoying factor about the >(colorful) labels -- the short flap side NEVER sticks consistently to the >diskette. Consequently, I'm always forced to re-attach them to the bottom >side of the diskette before insertion into a drive. I too have had problems with Sony labels. Once, the large flap wasnt on tight when I inserted it in the drive. It curled back and stuck to the top inside of the drive. The efforts of the Apple to service guy (or maybe me and my paperclip) bent the drive. It had to be disassembled to remove the disk. The drive had to be replaced. So watch out for loose labels Dan Graifer