Minifloppies N.,obs. 5.25-inch Vanilla Floppy Disks, As Opposed To 3.

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minifloppies n.,obs.

5.25-inch vanilla floppy
disks, as opposed to 3.5-inch or microfloppies and the
now-obsolescent 8-inch variety. At one time, this term was a
trademark of Shugart Associates for their SA-400 minifloppy drive.
Nobody paid any attention. See stiffy.

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