On Tue, 2007-02-06 at 11:10 -0700, Doran Barton wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Brian Hawkins wrote: > > No, I'm referring to the distance between the bottom screws on the left > > side to the bottom screws on the right side. > > ________________________________ > > | FRONT | > > |________________________________| > > ^ ^ > > It would probably help if you used an e-mail client that didn't use a > proportional font. :)
The disk is traditionally called a 3.5" disk because the platters were 3.5" in diameter, the same size as the disk inside a 3.5" floppy. And actually it's not really 3.5" as the platters and floppies are measured in centimeters. I believe the platters on modern drives are still pretty close to the 3.5" diameter. Anyway, this thread is pretty silly. All we need to really know is that the 3.5" drives are standard desktop drives and 2.5" are laptop drives, actual dimensions and platter diameters notwithstanding. > > - -- > Doran L. Barton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://www.iodynamics.com/ - IT and Web services, open source specialists > "Please call us! We will provide you with any emergency " > -- Ad for babysitting service in Japan > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFFyMSzfSztmbgzr0ERApPGAJ0VQokt9kxjb7JLj8yHJfis8AOWGwCfdc/d > 7UC65PKYsG3euH/HQ8+wi8Y= > =00rf > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
