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So... can you shove a 5.25 floppy through a laser/LED printer?
tooki:
--- Quote from: ataradov on June 15, 2022, 08:24:01 pm ---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.
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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.
Psi:
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.
Alex Eisenhut:
I solved the problem by buying a Chromadisk on ebay! The thing really is beautiful in person. I like it.
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