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[perkiset]

Yeah man ... disks of the day had a cutout on the right side (looking at them) where a small optical sensor would see if the disk was write protected or not ... you could write protect a disk by simply putting a piece of tape over the cutout ... or you could enable writing on the back side of the disk by simply taking a hole puncher and making a cutout at the exact same place on the other side. Ooooooh! The hacks of the day!

[nutballs]

that was the funniest attempt at creating an expanded product line.

Hey! We could sell the same exact product with only 1 extra hole in it, making it cost ZERO, but we could charge twice as much since its twice the capacity!

You know how many dumbfuck friends I had who bought double sided disks?
But then the 3.25" plastic jobbies came out. Only fit 1 way into the drive, but thankfully they were doublesided period.

green screen. lol @ PET... My eyes are still fucked up from that thing.

[rcjordan]

>>paper tape
>I feel so young here

Hell, we used to have to 'program' the printer platten with a paper tape loop.