why do they call floppy disks 'FLOPPY"?

Question

just wodering

Answer 1

G'Day,

Because the original computer disks were quite large (like LP Records) and made of mylar (thin plastic), not vinyl (like LP Records).

Therefore they had no rigidity to them and were said to be "Floppy".

If you have an old 5.25" or 3.5" floppy disk that you do not want, pull one apart and you will see a smaller version of the original "floppy" disk inside.

PS: Given that you are asking this question, you may not know what a LP Record is either, so just think of a pizza :)

PPS: look up the question on the spelling of Disk and Disc

Gazza

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Because if you take them apart, you can bend the platters, but you can't bend the platters of a hard disk. Also, with old floppies (the big 5 1/4 inch ones and older) the entire thing was bendable.

Answer 4

Floppy disks, also known as floppies or diskettes (a name chosen in order to be similar to the word "cassette")

to read more about floppy disk, go to the site below and read it...

hope this helps you...

Answer 5

It's the material they are made of and their inherent flexability.

Hard drives are exactly that. Metal disks and HARD.

Floppy disks are made of plastic and are relatively soft and flexible.

It's no more complicated than that.

Answer 6

Your answer here.

http://www.geocities.com/mrsgrise/floppyhnt.htm

Answer 7

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lol i dont know if that is what it means, sounds reasonable, lol