What is it

Aug. 14th, 2008 12:05 pm
prog: (The Rev. Sir Dr. George King)
[personal profile] prog
I found this object while unpacking. I know what it is, even though I haven't had reason to use it in, oh, 16 years or so.



Do you know what it is?

(The thing on top is a plunger which presses straight down, and springs back up when released.)

Identified first by [livejournal.com profile] kyroraz in comments!

Date: 2008-08-14 04:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kyroraz.livejournal.com
Disk Write Protect Hole Puncher.

Date: 2008-08-14 04:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] prog.livejournal.com
Well, that didn't last long. :)

Date: 2008-08-14 04:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dougo.livejournal.com
That was my guess too. I just used a regular hole puncher.

Date: 2008-08-14 11:51 pm (UTC)
spatch: (Programmer)
From: [personal profile] spatch
So many 5 1/4" disks of mine with a square notch on the left and a semicircle on the right...
Edited Date: 2008-08-14 11:51 pm (UTC)

Date: 2008-08-14 04:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] keimel.livejournal.com
nibble notch, to be more buzzwordy.

Date: 2008-08-14 04:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] toonhead-npl.livejournal.com
Feh -- in MY day we used a soldering iron, and were mighty lucky to do it!

Date: 2008-08-14 04:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cortezopossum.livejournal.com
Back in the day I was told those things were 'evil' because if you bought a single-sided 5¼" floppy the flip side wasn't 'certified' and thus if you tried to use the back you risk losing your data due to questionable media.

I may have bought that line at first but enough people used the flip side and didn't have problems so I started notching mine too. I used to use an Xacto knife for mine.
Edited Date: 2008-08-14 05:01 pm (UTC)

Date: 2008-08-15 05:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jtroutman.livejournal.com
ah, the memories. I never had one of those actual devices, I just used a pocket knife.

you remind me that I still have a disturbing large collection of 5.25" floppy disks sitting in a box at home that I have been meaning to go through and disk image and see what is on them. Gems like DOS 2.01 and Zork for the TRS-80 Model III, to be sure.

never mind the even larger collection of 3.5" disks (in the hundreds).

I wonder if anyone has ever made a 5.25" USB floppy drive...

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