5" floppy?.

[Fred Cisin]

> > > 5.25"
> > OK. So it _could_ have been a
> > typo/thinko/not-know-o/whatever.

On Mon, 24 Nov 2008, Mr Ian Primus wrote:
> That's what I would bet on. While the knowledge that diskettes come in
> three primary sizes (8", 5 1/4" and 3 1/2") is common among us geeks,
> the general population has entirely forgotten about 8" disks, and refers
> to 5 1/4" disks as "those big bendy disks", "five inch disks", or

Virtually EVERYONE who is an ignoranus, or wasn'y involved in those days
call them 5"


> similar. Remember all the people that called 3 1/2" disks "hard disks"?
Also calling them 3" and calling them 3.25".
I always kept a 3" and a 3.25" disk handy to wave in the air every time
that error occurred.

> Even computer companies - people that should know better, make mistakes
> when talking about floppy disks. Last week I was in a Staples store
> (American office supply store chain), and saw a Memorex 3 1/2" USB
> floppy drive, the package stating clearly that it supported "1.44mb
> double sided and 720k single sided diskettes".

"We got that" has never had a clue about ANYTHING involving electronics,
or even office supplies.