[Billthedrill]

So who here has used a little punch on a 5 1/4-in diskette sleeve to turn it into a “high” density? Don’t lie to me. You know who you are.

[bert]

That was routine

[Covenantor]

Well, I'm not saying I have one, but there might be a "notcher" in my electronics tool box.

Back when my Leading Edge Turbo was the only computer in the office, our new office manager stapled a routing slip to my SuperCalc3 update diskette and stamped it with one of these.

Leaving four deep impressions. She then capped this by dragging several jumbo paper clips from her magnetized holder to afix the envelope and cover letter.

The guy at CAI LHAO when I asked for a replacement to be mailed to my apt.

[Not now, Not ever!]

Guilty, but it wasn’t a punch used here, it was an Adel chassis nibbler!

[Still Thinking]

Ahem.

[zeugma]

So who here has used a little punch on a 5 1/4-in diskette sleeve to turn it into a “high” density? Don’t lie to me. You know who you are.

Hell yeah!

[ShadowAce]

I got a punch only after a year or so of manually marking the slot, and using an exacto knife to cut it out.

[whd23]

So who here has used a little punch on a 5 1/4-in diskette sleeve to turn it into a “high” density? Don’t lie to me. You know who you are.

I just used a regular round hole puncher. The drive didn't care whether the edges were rounded or square, just that the hole was deep and wide enough for the sensor to fit into.

Buying a special punch was for suckers.

[Bikkuri]

So who here has used a little punch on a 5 1/4-in diskette sleeve to turn it into a “high” density? Don’t lie to me. You know who you are.

I used my solder gun...