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Re:The Floppy Disk (2011) by true_religion on Saturday August 19, 2023 @09:15AM (#37188450)
Funny enough the 5.25s were actually floppy. The 3.5s weren’t and I’m not sure why we didn’t call them mini hard disks.
Re:The Floppy Disk (2011) by dsr_ on Saturday August 19, 2023 @09:30AM (#37188596)
Inside the 3.5" hard shell, there is a floppy disc.

Inside a hard disc drive, there are aluminum or glass discs.

Re:The Floppy Disk (2011) by Someone on Saturday August 19, 2023 @02:31PM (#37191657)
> Funny enough the 5.25s were actually floppy.

Everything is relative. Relative to 8 inch floppies, 5.25 inch ones aren’t very floppy. 8 inch ones visually bend under their own weight.

Re:The Floppy Disk (2011) by RetroTechie on Sunday August 20, 2023 @09:55AM (#37199174)
If you ever come across a damaged 3,5" floppy disk, rip it apart & see, will you? (plz. don't do this with still-good ones).

In the meanwhile, I'll have your geek card. Thx!