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Even the Wikipedia article fails to note that they were simply called "disk drives" until after the development of the flexible media "floppy" drive.

gbarry
– gbarry

2018-07-07 20:08:54 +00:00
Commented Jul 7, 2018 at 20:08
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As I recall, no-one used the term "disc drive" for a fixed disc; it was just a "disc". You only need to talk about the "drive" when you have removable disc packs.

dave
– dave

2024-09-11 12:18:44 +00:00
Commented Sep 11, 2024 at 12:18

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