Author Topic: So... can you shove a 5.25 floppy through a laser/LED printer?  (Read 2314 times)

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Offline tooki

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Re: So... can you shove a 5.25 floppy through a laser/LED printer?
« Reply #25 on: June 16, 2022, 10:02:36 am »
Printable labels for CDs are still made and sold - https://smile.amazon.com/Avery-Labels-White-Matte-Spine/dp/B00062LRNQ

There were also LightScribe CDs and writers that would print right on the CD surface, but the quality of that print was pretty low. And only in shades of gray.
I think SiliconWizard is referring to direct inkjet-printable optical media. It's got a similar coating on it as inkjet overhead transparencies. These discs are still widely available. In the heyday of disc burning, many inkjet printers had the ability to print them, with a caddy (like nali explains) to hold the disc. There are still a handful of inkjets on the market today that can print discs.

Note that this was much less common in USA, where Epson held a patent on the idea, preventing any other brand from offering it. (I don't remember if HP or Brother made models with CD printing, but most Canon models at the time could, but the USA versions had the CD slot physically blocked off and disabled in firmware.) That patent has since expired, but too late for most people to care.
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Re: So... can you shove a 5.25 floppy through a laser/LED printer?
« Reply #26 on: June 18, 2022, 01:26:27 pm »
Also, magnets tend to stop being magnetic when they get over a specific temperature.
I have no idea what that temp is for the material used in floppydisks, but assuming you find a way to get it through the printer without melting you may erase the disk and need to refomat.
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Re: So... can you shove a 5.25 floppy through a laser/LED printer?
« Reply #27 on: June 22, 2022, 01:25:46 pm »
I solved the problem by buying a Chromadisk on ebay! The thing really is beautiful in person. I like it.
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