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People also used to call a 3.5" floppy a "hard disc" because it was, compared to a 5 1/4". Also your entire computer was your "CPU" for many. It was a frustra
by thesh4d0w 3y ago
People also used to call a 3.5" floppy a "hard disc" because it was, compared to a 5 1/4".
Also your entire computer was your "CPU" for many.
It was a frustrating time for us nerds.
- jmopp 3y agoWe in South Africa avoided that particular problem by calling the 5.25" disk a floppy and the 3.5" disk a stiffy.
- whiskysong 3y agoGrowing up in 80s Britain I learned 3.5" were called floppy discs, and 5.25" were called floppy floppy discs.