There is no such thing as a 3.5 inch floppy disc

Wait, what?

The term 3.5 inch floppy disc is in fact a misnomer. Whilst the specification for 5.25 inch floppy discs employs Imperial units, the later specification for the smaller floppy discs employs metric units.

The standards for these discs are [...] all of which specify the measurements in metric, and only metric. These stand

https://www.osnews.com/story/143716/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-3-5-inch-floppy-disc/

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There is no such thing as a 3.5 inch floppy disc

Wait, what?

The term 3.5 inch floppy disc is in fact a misnomer. Whilst the specification for 5.25 inch floppy discs employs Imperial units, the later specification for the smaller floppy discs employs metric units.

The standards for these discs are [...] all of which specify the measurements in metric, and only metric. These stand

https://www.osnews.com/story/143716/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-3-5-inch-floppy-disc/

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Hi, does anyone know of some smaller companies around the north of England in the field of hardware design or low-level programming who offer internships? I'm looking for a placement for next year and my findings are coming up quite short.

(Boosts appreciated)

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Hi, does anyone know of some smaller companies around the north of England in the field of hardware design or low-level programming who offer internships? I'm looking for a placement for next year and my findings are coming up quite short.

(Boosts appreciated)

#getfedihired #jobs #jobsearch #Hardware

Qualcomm gobbles up Arduino

It was good while it lasted, I guess.

Arduino will retain its independent brand, tools, and mission, while continuing to support a wide range of microcontrollers and microprocessors from multiple semiconductor providers as it enters this next chapter within the Qualcomm family. Following this acquisition, the 33M+ active users in the Arduino community will gain access to Qual

https://www.osnews.com/story/143498/qualcomm-gobbles-up-arduino/

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some technical specs from their website for anyone interested - and certainly more skilled than me in this because I'm still under a learning curve around radio stuff 🫣

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