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From: jgreely@oz.cis.ohio-state.edu (J Greely)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Eject floptical; Insert FLOPTY
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Date: 10 Aug 89 18:09:36 GMT
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In article  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.

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J Greely (jgreely@cis.ohio-state.edu; osu-cis!jgreely)