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by airhead969 1912 days ago
8" were very floppy. ;-)

We, in Silicon Valley, used "floppies" to mean "5.25 or 3.5 inch disks." (Confusing, yes?)

And, we used "disks" to mean "any type of storage media, fixed or removable."

Also, "diskettes" meant "the formal name of 3.5 inch floppies."

I think this is the same nomenclature.

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Yes, I think it's mostly the same with more emphasis in NL on the 'diskettes' but that's about it.