Subj : Re: floppy disks
To   : Dr. What
From : Nightfox
Date : Sat May 10 2025 08:58:18

  Re: Re: floppy disks
  By: Dr. What to Boraxman on Sat May 10 2025 08:35 am

 DW> They weren't around long as 3.5" floppies came out soon after to correct
 DW> the problems that floppies, in general, had.

 DW> ex:
 DW> 1.2M floppies looked identical to 360K floppies.  When the 3.5" ones came
 DW> out they added the extra hole so you could easily tell them apart.

The industry for music & home video didn't seem to care whether media looked alike. CDs, DVDs, blu-rays, and 4K blu-rays all look very similar, which I think is why some people sometimes confuse the media.  Similarly, LaserDiscs were the same size as vinyl records..

Having the media be the same size does have the advantage that blu-ray players and 4K blu-ray players can (and are) made to be backwards-compatible with previous media.

Nightfox
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