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Disc comes from Old English disc, which is derived from the Latin discus. Disk from Old Norse diskr, which is from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos). Their meaning is interchangeable as they both represent a round plate for food or a flat round plate for throwing. A floppy disc is flat and square but it's simply a protective covering for the round, flat, magnetic disk inside. The original computer discs were 8 inches and had little structural rigidity which caused them to be dubbed "floppy disks." They later came out with a smaller 5.25 inch floppy disc and, subsequently, the hard-cased 3.5 inch "diskette." By the time they had the 3.5 inch diskette, the word "floppy disc" had become as ubiquitous as eponyms like Xerox and Kleenex, so it stuck. "-ette" is a suffix from Old French to define something smaller than the original -- kitchenette, cigarette, towelette, or micropenisette.
Yes, I'm currently procrastinating my CBTs....?
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5.5"? I know it's ancient history, but check your sources/ruler.
And in the middle of such a nerdy post. Sigh.
The internet remembers forever.
And I first owned my very own 5¼" disk back in 1984, when a lot of these whippersnappers were but a gleam in their daddy's eyes. I carried it to the school library in a paper sleeve, which was the style at the time...
What's worse, my post or you noticing the error?? Hahaha. I have to do CBTs and fill out my e-QIP renewal this morning...and suddenly @Jim123 sent me down a much more interesting rabbit hole. ?♂️?♂️
Your post.
That has a meaning? I thought it was just "sudo." As in "sudo make me a sandwich."
Also, what is this "Unix" thing? Is that like expensive Linux?
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That has a meaning? I thought it was just "sudo." As in "sudo make me a sandwich."
Also, what is this "Unix" thing? Is that like expensive Linux?
According to wiki it's short for "superuser do," (sudo kill, sudo mv, etc.) so maybe I'm wrong on this one.
Expensive Linux-
If you're in Bellevue near Microsoft's campus, it's also a NEIPA. ?sudo ~ pseudo
According to wiki it's short for "superuser do," (sudo kill, sudo mv, etc.) so maybe I'm wrong on this one.
Expensive Linux-
The million-dollar question is whether they think corporate beer still sucks, now that Elysian has been bought by Anheuser-Busch.
Did you also have an onion tied to your belt?
Shit... my first computer was an IBM XT with two 51/4" drives.
