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Assunto:  Re: 3.5 floppies
De:       Nightfox
Data:     Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:08:00 -0800
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  hbRenb: hcRe: 3.5 floppies
  bBynb: hcpoindexter FORTRAN bto cNightfox bon cMon Feb 16 2026 10:31 amn

 Ni>> That may be, but it was common to just call the whole thing a floppy
 Ni>> disk.

 PF> I think I mentioned this before, when there were 8 inch floppies, they
 PF> were called "floppy" disks. 5 1/4 were mini-floppies, until 8 inch
 PF> floppies became rare, then they became floppies. When 3 1/2" floppies came
 PF> around, they were microfloppies, until they became the standard.

Maybe it's regional, but I don't recall anyone ever calling the 3 1/2" ones "microfloppies".  Just 3 & 1/2" floppies or 3 & 1/2" floppy disks.

Nightfox
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