drb@F.CS.CMU.EDU (Dean Benjamin) (08/11/89)
I prefer the 2-syllable "flopty" to the 3-syllable "floptical", as used by
flur@eedsp.gatech.edu (Peter W. Flur) in article <376@eedsp.gatech.edu>:
"just above the right hand corner of the flopty."
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Did Peter coin this term, or has it appeared elsewhere?owen@eedsp.gatech.edu (Owen Adair) (08/11/89)
In article <DRB.89Aug10132112@F.CS.CMU.EDU> drb@F.CS.CMU.EDU (Dean Benjamin) writes: >I prefer the 2-syllable "flopty" to the 3-syllable "floptical", as used by >flur@eedsp.gatech.edu (Peter W. Flur) in article <376@eedsp.gatech.edu>: >"just above the right hand corner of the flopty." > ------ >Did Peter coin this term, or has it appeared elsewhere? In the DSP Lab here at Tech, we use the term od (ohh-dee) short for optical disk. Dunno why everyone is trying to get real cute with it. Any term with "floppy" in it is a misnomer. :-) -owen -- Owen Adair, WD4FSU Digital Signal Processing Lab, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA 30332 Internet: owen%gteedsp@gatech.gatech.edu uucp: ...!{decvax,hplabs,linus,rutgers,seismo}!gatech!gt-eedsp!owen
jgreely@oz.cis.ohio-state.edu (J Greely) (08/11/89)
In article <DRB.89Aug10132112@F.CS.CMU.EDU> drb@F.CS.CMU.EDU (Dean Benjamin) writes: >I prefer the 2-syllable "flopty" to the 3-syllable "floptical", I kind of like "OD" myself. All of these flop-esque terms suffer from the fundamental inaccuracy of the term "floppy" to describe a piece of coated aluminum. I understand that it's being used to describe the portability and general usage of the media, but it sounds too folksy for me. Besides, verbing your term is too flopticated. -=- J Greely (jgreely@cis.ohio-state.edu; osu-cis!jgreely)