Write Once Read Many That's too easy.
-kevin > -----Original Message----- > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 9:24 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Storage formats and spelling > > > 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 > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
