[Coco] Advice on shipping a Floppy Drive.

[Neil Morrison]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Cox" <jimcox at miba51.com>


> I'm finally ready to ship the drive I have been building
> to Mary and while I have some of the protective cardboard
> inserts for 5.25" drives, they are not cut for this
> particular drive.

FWIW, there a Coco drive (the old 3022 - 12 Volt model) on eBay going for $7
with controller.

> I have a couple of the cardboard inserts that I believe
> that if cut off the portion that extends beyond the shape
> of a disk, that it may work.

Just cut a piece of card or heavy paper the size of the floppy with a hole
in the center.

> Does anyone have any thoughts on this matter?  If I cut
> the cardboard to the same dimensions as a 5.25" floppy, it
> should do the trick, correct?  Also, I believe the latch
> must be locked too?

Yes, ship with the door closed.

Small white return address labels will suffice for the WP stickers.

Neil