minus-squarefjordbasa@lemmy.worldtoRetroGaming@lemmy.world•Found my old non floppies… oh no, a Grue!linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months ago5.25” floppy disk: information stored on non rigid disc with non-rigid protective covering. 3.5” floppy disk: information stored on non rigid disc with rigid casing. The newer, smaller disks were also called floppy because the actual disc inside was just as floppy as its predecessor. I think OP was reluctant to call it their disk a floppy despite it being historically referred to as such linkfedilink
5.25” floppy disk: information stored on non rigid disc with non-rigid protective covering.
3.5” floppy disk: information stored on non rigid disc with rigid casing.
The newer, smaller disks were also called floppy because the actual disc inside was just as floppy as its predecessor.
I think OP was reluctant to call it their disk a floppy despite it being historically referred to as such