Subj : Re: Is a PC optical drive
To   : NIGHTFOX
From : Cougar428
Date : Sat Apr 26 2025 08:17 am

-=> Quoting Nightfox to Stormtrooper <=-

 St> I suspect... that hard drive is a throw back to them good old days when
 St> your HD was the size of a fridge and you had to install the platters in
 St> it.  In a real sense you inserted platters into the drive mechanism.
 St> Probably hung on after the platters became integrated and the devices much
 St> smaller..

 Ni> I always thought it's called a "drive" because it's the device that
 Ni> "drives" the movement of the discs, similar to how a scrwdriver is the
 Ni> tool that "drives" the movement of a screw when you turn it. 

Oh no, we're not back to that park on driveway and drive on parkway
question are we?  :)

.... Bread can lead to harder stuff like baguettes and croissants!!!

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