19 Jul
2001
19 Jul
'01
12:14 p.m.
On July 19, Don Maslin 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.
Rather minor correction - the Winchester rifle used 3030 caliber
ammunition, but there were a number of models, the most famous being
either the '94 or '96 (I'm having brain fade!).
Ahh, I understand. Thanks for the correction...my knowledge of gun
technology is very limited.
-Dave McGuire
> 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" ?