Re: NeXT's BIG 3.5" mistake. (What to call the Optical Disk)

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From: Joel Patterson
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 1988 21:50

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In article <491@wasatch.UUCP>, t-jacobs@wasatch.UUCP (Tony Jacobs) writes:
> In article <133@calmasd.GE.COM> jnp@calmasd.GE.COM (John Pantone) writes:
> >>>>... the optifloppy 
> >>>How about "flopitical disk" :-)
> 
> How about just plain OPTICAL? Then you have HD, CD, OD, and FLoppies.
> 
> Or if you want to get cute you can call it an "WOD" for Writeable Optical Disk.
> 
> -- 
> Tony Jacobs * Center for Engineering Design * U of U * t-jacobs@ced.utah.edu



call it "WARM" Write And Read Many.  Akin to WORM as it uses similar
technology, plus the use of heat for writing makes it warm(if you could
feel it immediately after writing).

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Subject: Re: NeXT's BIG 3.5" mistake. (What to call the Optical Disk)
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