Winchester Technology (was Re: MicroVAX equipment

From: William Donzelli <aw288_at_osfn.org>
Date: Thu Jul 19 20:34:41 2001

> 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.

The model is 3340, not 3030. 3340s (and 3344s) are odd things - the
platters are lubricated with silicone based oil, and the removable disk
packs (3348s) _include_ the heads. When the disk pack is mounted (which
can be done by hand, for maintenance), a rather complicated series of
events connects the heads' wires, the air supply is sealed, and the whole
head assembly is aligned so it floats on a cushion of air.

William Donzelli
aw288_at_osfn.org
Received on Thu Jul 19 2001 - 20:34:41 BST