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Found my old non floppies… oh no, a Grue! (lemm.ee)

submitted 6 months ago by rustyroofrack@lemm.ee to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

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[–] virku@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The 5.25 inch floppy disk were actually very bendy (floppy), while the 3.5 inch one was rigid, so I guess that's why OP named it that?

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

Yeah. Everyone I knew always called them floppies whether they were 8" (mostly before my time), 5¼" or 3.5". Op was probably just adding for humor or something.

[–] radix@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I worked at a university computer lab in the late 90s, and soooo many people referred to the 3.5"ers as "hard disks."

[–] virku@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

That one hurt! I don't know if it is because it was so wrong, or if it is because it was kind of logical.