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Never wipe, brush, or try to clean diskettes in any way.
Keep diskettes in a moderate environment. They work best
at normal room temperature and in normal humidity. Don't
leave diskettes sitting in the sun, or in extreme cold or heat.
Keep diskettes away from magnetic fields. (Remember that
diskettes store information magnetically.) There are many
magnetic sources in your home or office, such as electrical
appliances, telephones, and loudspeakers.
Do not place diskettes on top of your monitor or near an
external hard disk drive.
The surface of a 5 ¼-inch diskette is exposed by the read/
write slot. Always hold the diskette by its protective jacket
and never touch the magnetic surface. The oils on your
fingertips can damage it.
If you have a 3 ½-inch diskette drive, do not slide the metal
shutter on the diskette; this exposes its magnetic surface.
Do not place anything on top of your diskettes, and be sure
they do not get bent. A diskette does not rotate properly in
the drive if it has been damaged.
Carefully label your diskettes and be sure to indicate the
diskette type and density. Attach labels firmly but gently,
and only along the top of a diskette (next to the
manufacturer's label). Do not stick several labels on top of
one another; too many labels can make it difficult to insert
and remove the diskette in the drive.
Using
the Equity 386/25
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