JPH0340283A - Floppy disk unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily confirm an unused area by visually observing the label of a floppy medium by adding an engraving part to a floppy disk unit. CONSTITUTION:A disk unit 11 is composed of a control part 12, engraving part 13, read/write part 14 and I/O part 15. The I/O part 15 inputs data outputted from a host device 16 and the data inputted from the I/O part 15 are written into the medium by the read/write part 14. Then, the used area of the data is indexed by the control part 12 and the used area is engraved to a determined position for the label of the floppy medium by the engraving part 13. A label 18 is sticked to a floppy medium 17 and for example, a black circular point 18a is engraved to addresses 1-76, which are recorded on the label 18, by the engraving part 13. Thus, only by visually observing the label of the floppy medium 17, the unused area can be easily confirmed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing device used in the information processing industry, and particularly to a floppy disk device for recording, storing, and reproducing rough l-now air. It also relates to the operation and management method of floppy disk media used in this field.

Conventional technology Conventionally, what this type of floppy disk device does with a medium is convert software into magnetic force and write that magnetic force (recording), or read what has been written on the medium (playback). There were two points.

The method of operating and managing the medium is to detect the usage status of unused areas of the medium using a specific utility or the like.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the conventional floppy disk device described above, it is not possible to check the unused area of the floppy medium without using the system, so it is necessary to check the unused area of the floppy each time.
The disadvantage is that it requires the use of specific utilities etc. using the system.

The present invention has been made in order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks inherent in the conventional technology, and therefore, an object of the present invention is to easily confirm the unused area of a floppy medium by simply checking the label of the floppy medium. An object of the present invention is to provide a new floppy disk device that enables the following.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, a floppy disk device according to the present invention includes an I/O section for inputting and outputting data to and from a host device, a reading/writing section for reading and writing data, and a writing/reading section for reading and writing data. The labeling apparatus includes an engraving section that stamps a data area on a label, and a control section that controls the I/O section, the read/write section, and the engraving section.

Embodiment Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be specifically explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the floppy disk device 1i11 according to the present invention includes a control section 12, a marking section 13, a read/write section 14. It is composed of an I/O section 15.

The I/O unit 15 inputs data output from the higher-level device 16. Data input from the I/O unit 15 is written to the medium by the read/write unit 14. The used area of the data written on the floppy medium is indexed by the control unit 12, and the used area is stamped by the marking unit 13 at a predetermined position on the label of the floppy medium.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of an engraved floppy medium.

In FIG. 2, a label 18 is affixed to the floppy medium 17. For example, addresses 1. A black circle dot 18a is engraved by the engraved part 13 at .about.76.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, by adding a stamping section to a floppy disk device, the stamping section stamps the used area on the label of the floppy disk.
By visually checking the label of the media, it is possible to easily check the unused area.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. 11... Floppy disk device, 12... Control unit,
13...Engraving part, 14...Reading and writing part, 15.Bow 1
Copy 0, ■6...Upper side device FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of an engraved Freonbi medium according to the present invention. 17.-floppy medium, 18..label

Claims (1)

[Claims] A stamping section that stamps a usage area on a label of a floppy medium, an I/O section that inputs and outputs data, a read/write section that reads and writes data, and a control section that controls the stamping section, the I/O section, and the read/write section. A floppy disk device comprising: