I was taught the difference in spelling is supposed to differentiate between magnetic
and optical media.
Magnetic media: disk
Optical media: disc
So although a worm disc is square, it is spelled with a c. And who can tell me what
worm stands (stood?) for?
FWIW
Jerry Johnson
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/18/02 09:41PM >>>
I was just labeling some CDs and realized something. I spell the name of
the media differently based on its shape.
Rectangular objects are disks -- floppy disks, hard disks, zip disks, jaz
disks. Round objects are discs -- compact discs, digital video/versatile
discs, laser discs, frisbee discs.
Anyone else have this (or a similar) quirk?
--Ben Doom
Programmer & General Lackey
Moonbow Software
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