25 Jan
2013
25 Jan
'13
11:49 a.m.
> http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2300
> It says that DisC is for optical media and DisK is for magnetic (and
> enclosured) media. Very reasonable.
> Wikipedia says the same: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling_of_disc
> Quoting: "Generally in computer terminology, disk refers to magnetic
> storage while disc refers to optical storage."
Therefore, MO (Magneto-Optical) would be a "disCK" :-)
Given the relative importance of the "disk"
users in the history of
the industry, it's likely that the later manufacturers used what the
customer base was already used to.
Unlike the rest of the industry, HP (while it existed) stuck with "disC".
No idea, nor cre, how Meg Whitman spells it, nor anything else.
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com