MINIFLOPPIES


Meaning of MINIFLOPPIES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ n.,obs. ]

5.25-inch vanilla floppy disks, as opposed to 3.5-inch or microfloppies and the now-obsolescent 8-inch variety. At one time, this term was a trademark of Shugart Associates for their SA-400 minifloppy drive. Nobody paid any attention. See stiffy .

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