Write Once Read Many = worm
--Ben Doom
Programmer & General Lackey
Moonbow Software
: -Original Message-
: From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
: Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 10:24 AM
: To: CF-Community
: Subject: Re: Storage formats and spelling
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'W'rite 'O'nce 'R'ead 'M'any
SteG.
-Original Message-
From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 19 December 2002 15:24
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Storage formats and spelling
I was taught the difference in spelling is supposed to di
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
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> I was taught the differen
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
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: From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
: Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 11:48 PM
: To: CF-Community
: Subject: RE: Storage formats and spelling
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: Well - in the case of CDs/DVDs/LDs they are actually called "Discs" -
: that's what the makers call them. And
lol .. Nice and simplistic
Great answer cfhelp :)
SteG.
-Original Message-
From: cfhelp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 19 December 2002 02:59
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Storage formats and spelling
No
Rick
-Original Message-
From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED
Well - in the case of CDs/DVDs/LDs they are actually called "Discs" -
that's what the makers call them. And every "Disk" you listed is called
"Disk" by the manufacturer as well.
So pat yourself on the back, you got it right! Now there are only 3,469
similiar tests to pass before you qualify to l
No
Rick
-Original Message-
From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 8:42 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Storage formats and spelling
I was just labeling some CDs and realized something. I spell the name of
the media differently based on its shape.
Rec
