rustyroofrack@lemm.ee to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoFound my old non floppies… oh no, a Grue!lemm.eeimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1297arrow-down16
arrow-up1291arrow-down1imageFound my old non floppies… oh no, a Grue!lemm.eerustyroofrack@lemm.ee to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squarefjordbasa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·4 months ago5.25” floppy disk: information stored on non rigid disc with non-rigid protective covering. 3.5” floppy disk: information stored on non rigid disc with rigid casing. The newer, smaller disks were also called floppy because the actual disc inside was just as floppy as its predecessor. I think OP was reluctant to call it their disk a floppy despite it being historically referred to as such
minus-squareklemptor@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·4 months agoI always called the 3.5 a “diskette” (or an “A drive” which was incorrect but everyone knew what you meant).
5.25” floppy disk: information stored on non rigid disc with non-rigid protective covering.
3.5” floppy disk: information stored on non rigid disc with rigid casing.
The newer, smaller disks were also called floppy because the actual disc inside was just as floppy as its predecessor.
I think OP was reluctant to call it their disk a floppy despite it being historically referred to as such
I always called the 3.5 a “diskette” (or an “A drive” which was incorrect but everyone knew what you meant).