Subj : Got Floppy?
To   : Nigel Reed
From : Mortar M.
Date : Thu Apr 24 2025 08:21 pm

  Re: Re: Is a PC optical drive a "player"?
  By: Nigel Reed to All on Thu Apr 24 2025 00:16:51

 > Then again, [why] are 3 1/2" disks called floppies because they're not
 > floppy at all.

Depends on your perspective.  True, the outer shell isn't floppy, but the actual media is.
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