Winchester Technology (was Re: MicroVAX equipment

From: Dave McGuire <mcguire_at_neurotica.com>
Date: Thu Jul 19 18:00:56 2001

On July 19, Chuck McManis wrote:
> > > 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.
>
> Does anyone know the actual reason that IBM picked the term "winchester" ?

  There are two reasons...First, it was developed in Winchester,
England, and stored 30MB on each of two platter surfaces. Second, the
model number, 3030, made people think of the Winchester model 3030
rifle.


           -Dave McGuire
Received on Thu Jul 19 2001 - 18:00:56 BST