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Disk Jargon
Are the disks used for the original Mac (the 1984 version) referred to as "Floppies" despite the fact that they're not actually floppy?
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Permalink Reply by Lars (WhyOSX) on -
Yes. The magnetized material inside is flexible (other than a hard disk's hard disk, which is hard); this is the reason.
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Permalink Reply by Alex Spangler on -
yes they are. the reason is the inside not the outside. the inside is a flimsy piece of what looks like vinyl. kinda like a small thin floppy version of a record.
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Permalink Reply by Triceretops77 on -
Awesome!! Now I can update all my Facebook buddies, who were wondering.
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Permalink Reply by Dowe Keller on -
FWIW, when I was a boy, floppies came in two sizes, the 8-inch floppy disks and the 5 1/4-inch mini-floppy diskettes, which came in single-sided and double sided. I use to use a hole-punch to make my floppies into flippies.
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Permalink Reply by Lars (WhyOSX) on
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Did it with a sharp knife to get rectangled holes for that. Easier than deleting the disks is reformatting them to 'the other' format then by using adhesive tape.
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