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Re:Preserving a floppy disk with a logic analyzer and a seri... by rzzzt on Saturday January 05, 2019 @06:47PM (#18835188)
"Zoll" is a direct translation from "inch". Inches were used when measuring wood.

The actual size was different from region to region, because there was no agreement on whether it is 1/10 or 1/12 of a feet, and 1 foot itself would correspond to different lengths: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsolete_German_units_of_measu...

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