disk versus disc

[Joe R.]

At 07:42 PM 7/24/05 +0100, you wrote:
>> 
>> At 08:04 AM 7/24/2005, you wrote:
>> >Curiosity for the day - is there any difference between the use of disk
>> >and disc when describing floppy drives, hard drives etc.?
>> 
>
>I was under the impression that 'Disk' was the American spelling, and was 
>therefore used for floppies, winchesters, etc. Disc is the English 
>spelling, and is used for CDs (and DVDs?)

   I think you're probably right. I've almost always seen it spelled Disk
in the US. However one notable exception is HP. They spell it Disc. 

   Joe