Winchester Technology (was Re: MicroVAX equipment

From: Dave McGuire <mcguire_at_neurotica.com>
Date: Thu Jul 19 20:41:59 2001

On July 19, William Donzelli wrote:
> > 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.

  I've seen references to "3030" in many books over the years...I'm
nowhere near old enough to have been there though.

    -Dave McGuire
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