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Maybe I'm juvenile, but floppy is just such a weird word and it puts a smile on my face every time I hear or read it. Especially if you realize that the 5.25"
by newqer 4y ago
Maybe I'm juvenile, but floppy is just such a weird word and it puts a smile on my face every time I hear or read it.
Especially if you realize that the 5.25" is just a "floppy floppy"
- porbelm 4y agoWell the 3.5" shouldn't be called a floppy disk. Or it could, since the disk inside is itself floppy, as opposed to a hard drive platter. but...
- pantalaimon 4y agoReminds me of the hardware -> firmware -> software spectrum
- bloak 4y agoIn South Africa, apparently, a 3.5-inch floppy disc was called a "stiffy". That's a much more sensible word, right, and you're totally not smiling now?
- beAbU 4y agoI replied elsewhere on this topic about the same thing. They were indeed called "stiffy/stiffies" because they were more stiff than a floppy. Only when I grew up and my juvenile sense of humour matured did I appreciate the hilarity of this naming convention.
- api 4y agoHuh huh huh floppy dongle huhuhubuh... https://www.amazon.com/floppy-drive-usb-adapter/s?k=floppy+drive+to+usb+adapter https://www.amazon.com/floppy-drive-usb-adapter/s?k=floppy+d...