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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.
Related:
minifloppies: n. 5.25-inch {vanilla} floppy disks, as opposed to 3.
5-inch or {microfloppies} and the now-obsolescent 8-inch variety....
microfloppies n. 3.5-inch floppies, as opposed to 5.
25-inch vanilla or mini-floppies and the now-obsolete 8-inch variety....
microfloppies: n. 3.5-inch floppies, as opposed to 5.
25-inch {vanilla} or mini-floppies and the now-obsolete 8-inch variety....
microtape: /mi:'kroh-tayp/ n. Occasionally used to mean a DECtape, as opposed to a {macrotape}.
A DECtape is a small reel, about 4 inches in diameter, of magnetic tape about an inch wide....
iffy n. 3.5-inch microfloppies, so called because their jackets are more rigid than those of the 5.
25-inch and the (now totally obsolete) 8-inch floppy....
If you cut one inch off a board that is one inch too long, it will be one inch too short.
-- Angel's Law Of Home Improveme...
iffy: [University of Lowell, Massachusetts.] n. 3.
5-inch {microfloppies}, so called because their jackets are more rigid than those of the 5....
Give an Inch, Take a Smile.
Never give an inch!