On 2/6/07, Michael L Torrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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.

I'm told, though I have no historical proof, that the 3.5" size was
based on the size of the front pocket on a dress shirt.  I've also
been told that 5.25" was based on the size of a common shipping
envelope.

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