In a message on 06-01-18 Kurt Weiske said to Ben Ritchey:   
      
   Hello Kurt,   
      
   BR> With the older 8" Floppy disks (yup, still have some) one had to   
   BR> add/remove a stick-on tab over a notch to enable/disable Writing.   
      
   KW> Let's not forget flippy disks -- when you'd cut a write-enable tab   
   KW> on the left hand side and use the other side of the disk!   
      
   Gosh, I never learned about that possibility despite using 5.25"   
   floppies since my CP/M days. Too late now ;o)   
      
      
   Have a nice day,   
      
   Holger   
      
      
   .. I'd love to but I'm busy working on my cottage cheese sculpture.   
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