Sorry, nitpick: 720kB DD 1.44MB HD
It's funny that we've always called them "1.44 MB" disks when they actually hold 1440 KiB, which is 1.41 MiB or 1.47 MB.
"1.44" is a horrible mix of binary kilo and decimal mega which makes no sense.
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It's funny that we've always called them "1.44 MB" disks when they actually hold 1440 KiB, which is 1.41 MiB or 1.47 MB.
"1.44" is a horrible mix of binary kilo and decimal mega which makes no sense.