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On Mon, 15 Sep 2025 03:32:33 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:


> Eight-inchers were diskettes too.  At least according to IBM, who used
> the term in all of their documentation (e.g. for the 3740).

iirc the 5120 referred to them as diskettes too. 'floppy' is too 
reminiscent of LSMFT.