Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Floppies Date: 15 Sep 2025 20:12:57 GMT Lines: 33 Message-ID: References: <106mke5$1di32$1@dont-email.me> <106ukm1$35g8p$3@toylet.eternal-september.org> <106v67a$1cgol$1@news1.tnib.de> <106vfvv$3bpmd$1@toylet.eternal-september.org> <106vi4r$3c9cr$2@dont-email.me> <3ihcmlx47d.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <1070cqj$3jkmu$1@dont-email.me> <1071hu3$1idk1$1@news1.tnib.de> <9fjemlxbio.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <6jefmlxb6j.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <10884l7$173em$1@dont-email.me> <1089ge2$1fvl9$8@dont-email.me> <10a68ql$16tjt$1@dont-email.me> <68c6bbc5$0$402$426a74cc@news.free.fr> <10a6rp4$1d082$5@dont-email.me> <2d9jplxvcn.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <10a6t8d$1d082$8@dont-email.me> <4cnjplxbgm.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <10a8lmu$1q6g1$7@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net vxQRZYDEztvOX+1rtonwlQC/V5ByvIVWAobXtCpBmbvfaBTwXi Cancel-Lock: sha1:YFU5WbuRwxDUOJAgGh8NZ97j0JA= sha256:VLR2mOJebwKNsaDfHtizZq34f+ENO+gu+GHmPCdIock= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:74263 On Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:19:26 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 15/09/2025 02:56, rbowman wrote: >> On Sun, 14 Sep 2025 23:06:44 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote: >> >>> We used "disquete" in Spain. I am not sure what name we used while I >>> was in Ottawa, probably floppy. >> >> In my experience in the US 5.25s were floppies and 3.5s were diskettes >> usually. I'm perpetually confused over whether it's disk or disc. I >> don't think I'm alone. >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_harrow >> > IIRC disk was USA spelling, disc was UK, and of course in the romance > langauges the far more attractive 'disque'...I think. Carlos? I don't think it's that simple in the US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clutch "Some clutch disks include springs designed to change the natural frequency of the clutch disc, in order to reduce NVH within the vehicle. " Have it both ways? fwiw I checked the manuals for the Harley and the Ford. It's clutch disc and brake disc'. It's not like centre, cheque, tyre, and so forth where my mind says 'oh, that's the British spelling.' It's much more screwed up. 'Disk sander' and 'disc brakes' look right to me, 'disc sander' and 'disk brakes' don't.