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Re:FAA Begins Retiring Decades Old Floppy Disks from Air Tra... by otterley on Saturday November 07, 2026 @01:57AM (#50402290)
It’s a cultural tic. Been around for decades. Those same folks also write “Apple ][“ to refer to the original Apple II.
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Re:FAA Begins Retiring Decades Old Floppy Disks from Air Tra... by y1n0 on Saturday November 07, 2026 @02:11AM (#50402350)
It's a cultural tic to refer to something by its name.
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Re:FAA Begins Retiring Decades Old Floppy Disks from Air Tra... by bmacho on Saturday November 07, 2026 @06:46AM (#50403708)
Is it it's name tho? Legally and culturally, do they have the power to name it?
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Re:FAA Begins Retiring Decades Old Floppy Disks from Air Tra... by bmacho on Saturday November 07, 2026 @10:17AM (#50405278)
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Re:FAA Begins Retiring Decades Old Floppy Disks from Air Tra... by otterley on Saturday November 07, 2026 @10:26AM (#50405344)
You should check the actual manual: http://applelogic.org/files/AIIEREF.pdf

First, the cover uses italic sans-serif “I” characters, not forward slashes. It’s pretty clear if you’re familiar with typography.

Second, the body of the document uses neither. It uses the standard upright I character.

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