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CircuitGizmos

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Posted: 06:17pm 19 Nov 2020
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What is this floppy disk hiding?





So what were 5 1/4 inch floppys called outside the U.S.? 1 1/3 decimeters?
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mikeb

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Posted: 07:07pm 19 Nov 2020
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Here, in Oz, we called them 5 1/4 inch floppies funnily enough.
131.35 millimetre floppies would've sounded just plain silly.
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twofingers

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Posted: 08:11pm 19 Nov 2020
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  CircuitGizmos said  So what were 5 1/4 inch floppys called outside the U.S.? 1 1/3 decimeters?

In Germany: 5 1/4 Zoll

1 Zoll = 25.4mm
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CircuitGizmos

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Posted: 08:56pm 19 Nov 2020
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  twofingers said  
  CircuitGizmos said  So what were 5 1/4 inch floppys called outside the U.S.? 1 1/3 decimeters?

In Germany: 5 1/4 Zoll

1 Zoll = 25.4mm


Five and a quarter thumb's width. I had a cousin like that.
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CaptainBoing

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I like the TRS80-esque sticker - nice touch
 
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