20 Dec
2004
20 Dec
'04
2:49 a.m.
On Mon, 20 Dec 2004, Jules Richardson wrote:
There was a discussion on a local group about the
origin of the name
Winchester lately; one school of thought bringing up the often repeated
tale of the Winchester rifle, but another one interestingly mentioning
key technology for the drives that was developed at IBM's R&D outfit
near to Winchester here in the UK (actually at Hursley).
Neither group seemed to be able to satisfactorily prove or disprove
things one way or the other as to the origins of the name. Most books
within the last 15 years or so probably base the origin on the rifle,
but that may be down to that being the oft-repeated folklore. The link
to Winchester in the UK was an interesting one though.
Maybe it was both: the 30/30 evoked the name of the rifle, which also
happened to be the name of a nearby locale, and the naming was obvious
thenceforth.
Just a guess :)
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