On Sun, Nov 21, 2004 at 05:51:35PM -0800, James Fraser wrote: > PS: anyone ever run into end users back when 3.5" disks were new...and had > the EUs refer to the new floppies as "hard drives?" It sure made for some > baffling conversations...
Yeap, I ran into that sort of stuff a lot. My favourites were the people who treated me as some sort of computer demigod because I could some really simple problem (like deleting a file), then questioned my authority when I told them that those hard cased, 3.5" diskettes were still called floppy diskettes. Byron. -- Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
