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Subject:Re: Disk vs. disc From:Andreas Ramos <andreas -at- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 27 Apr 1994 12:06:06 -0700
On Tue, 26 Apr 1994, Robert Bononno wrote:
> Fowler? You looked in Fowler for post WWI terminology? I'd never thought
> of that. You're right, I should have known better. So according to the
> sacred book, we went through disk ==> disc ==> disk ==> disc (CDROM &
> MO). Yes, I know, Fowler didn't know about the latter uses.
> By the way, I was very upset when I realized I had to use disc for
> certain applications. I had hoped to get away with only a single variant.
> I wonder if the CDROM/MO people did it on purpose simply to separate
> themselves from the herd?
I'd say they more likely had no idea of the difference. they're ad
people, not techies or word people.
