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So... can you shove a 5.25 floppy through a laser/LED printer?
SiliconWizard:
--- Quote from: Alex Eisenhut on June 15, 2022, 07:08:10 pm ---Boy I'm ridiculous, the answer was right on my desk, laser-printable water transfer decals. Well well well. I'll try it sometime.
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Well, I was assuming you really wanted to try direct printing for some reason.
If you were just looking for a solution to customize floppy disks with a similar aspect (at least if you don't look too close up), then yeah, adhesive transparent stickers would work. You can find sheets of them for laser printers. I didn't know the laser-printable decals, but it's a bit similar. Possibly it would make it less obvious than a transparent sticker, but also way less durable IMO.
Alex Eisenhut:
I was just really enthused with the idea of the Chromadisk. Something that evaded my attention for like what, 38 years? And something I never thought of, the idea of using the floppy jacket for art. 5.25" floppies were just this utilitarian black plastic square to load Commodore 64 software from.
A water transfer decal is not like a peelable sticker, it's much thinner and not glossy, but it isn't meant to go on that kind of rougher surface like a floppy jacket. It'll probably make a weird stippling or whatever when it dries.
"Well, I was assuming you really wanted to try direct printing for some reason."
Well yes, that's what I thought of first, since that's what a Chromadisk is, and I have a big dumb color laser printer right here.
It's just a child-like enthusiasm I have, you know? It's an obscure bit of techno trivia and it looks freakin great too.
I'm just not likely to get so close to the openings with a decal. I would have to protect the disk surface if I use the printer.
Besides, I have to head out now to the thrift stores and see if I can find some white floppy disks....
SiliconWizard:
It was once a thing for CD-ROMs too.
ataradov:
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.
nali:
My Canon inkjet has a caddy for colour printing directly on to CDs. Mind you, I can't remember the last time I used a CD, let alone printed one.
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