Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Of removable devices | From | Francis GALIEGUE <> | Date | 19 Feb 2000 18:01:15 +0100 |
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Alex Buell <alex.buell@tahallah.demon.co.uk> writes:
> > I've always thought the floppy disk drive had a bad design flaw. It should > have had the ability to lock the drive (much like CD-ROMs do) to prevent > the user from ejecting when not flushed. It might have saved much grief > for millions of humans over the last 20 years! >
Go tell that to IBM... AHwell, you should've told them 20 years ago :)
> Does the LS120 floppy drive locks the drive? >
Yup, it's an IDE floppy, and as such has all the necessary commands. Just like IDE ZIP drives.
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