150-format stiffies?

From: Frank McConnell <fmc_at_reanimators.org>
Date: Fri May 12 15:07:46 2000

technoid_at_cheta.net wrote:
> I know what a conventional 'stiffy' is but my definition is WAY off
> topic... ;-)

> What is a stiffy in your context of 150 format?

Consider an 8-inch diskette. See how it's flexible, and bends when
you hold it by a corner and let it hang out horizontally? That's why
we call it a floppy disk.

Now, compare and contrast the typical 3.5" medium, of which most HP150
diskettes are examples. Kind of stiff by comparison, isn't it?

-Frank McConnell
Received on Fri May 12 2000 - 15:07:46 BST