Date   : Sun, 16 Oct 2005 13:36:54 +0100
From   : Dave Moore <dllm@...>
Subject: Re: My New Baby Has Arrived!

> > From: "Ian Wolstenholme" <BBCMailingList@...>
> > They were manufactured by a company in Chadderton (a couple of

> > miles away from BeebMaster Towers) and branded as Flippy Discs.  I
> > don't know if I have any left but as I remember, they had index holes

> > at either side of the hub ring and a write protect notch at both side
s
> > so you could literally turn them over and use both sides.
>

> From: Dave Moore <dllm@...>
> These beasts?:
>

> http://www.stairwaytohell.com/temporary/MrFlippy-disk.jpg
> http://www.stairwaytohell.com/temporary/MrFlippy-box-front.jpg
> http://www.stairwaytohell.com/temporary/MrFlippy-box-back.jpg
>

> You'll see they have two index holes, but only one write-protect notch

> (which I find a little puzzling?!).

Aha ... just read the stuff on the back of the box:

"Single sided drive users will require the use of a DISK NIBBLER to enabl
e
them to write to the other side".

Dave.