Gee . . . How does that square with the age-old tale that the term
winchester came from their model 3030?
Dick
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From: <CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 4:21 PM
Subject: RE: IBM 8" Disks - What are they?
> >3340 MICRO DIAGNOSTIC DISKETTE **M.T.=5412**
> >
> >3340 DIAGNOSTIC DISKETTE **M.T.=5412**
> >
> >Can anyone tell me what these are and what they were for?
>
> I don't know about the others, but the IBM 3340 was the *original*
> Winchester drive. (Not "a" Winchester, but *The* Winchester.)
>
> >At the bottom of the label is what I assume is a date in the format
> >77/01/05 - if my assumption is correct then these must be 30 years old.
>
> The 3340 was rolled out in 1973, but they certainly were still in service
> in 1977, so that's consistent.
>
> I'm sure the floppies are still readable; I've read many 8" IBM 3740
floppies
> form the early 70's without a problem.
>
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