MicroVAX equipment

From: Dave McGuire <mcguire_at_neurotica.com>
Date: Thu Jul 19 17:16:32 2001

On July 19, Iggy Drougge wrote:
> >No, they're large, heavy and winchesters (HDA which can only be repaired
> >in a clean room).
>
> AFAIK winchester is just old nomenclature for fixed disks. What do you mean by
> winchesters?

  The term "winchester" (taken from the IBM 3030 disk drive) implies a
sealed HDA which cannot (or should not) be opened in an "ordinary"
environment.

         -Dave McGuire
Received on Thu Jul 19 2001 - 17:16:32 BST