On 21 July 2017 at 07:03, Sam O'nella via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Extremely interesting Fred. I hadn't heard of half of those experimental disk 
> sizes.  Are those stories from your experience or from that article? (Yes 
> I'll rtfm shortly).
> The only odd one i have is a backup cartridge? that resembles around a 3.5" 
> but is in fact closer to the mythical 12" floppy. Actually here's the picture 
> i brought 8", 5.25" and a CED to show size comparison. 
> http://www.main.org/ctacs/history/2015/20151001/20151001ctacs3744.html
> null

Ditto!

I was aware of Twiggy disks, Hitachi 3" as used in Amstrad and Tatung,
and of one that I think Fred _didn't_ mention: the 2" 720 kB diskettes
used in the Zenith Minisport:

http://oldcomputers.net/zenith-minisport.html

... but none of the rest.

We all know what 3.5" diskettes were called in South Africa, right?

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