5 Jan
2005
5 Jan
'05
12:19 p.m.
On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 15:31:19 +0000, Jules Richardson
There was a discussion on a local group about the
origin of the name
Winchester...
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.
There was an issue of "Scientific American" a number of years ago,
1984 perhaps? It had a cover article on storage technology. It may
have been where I first heard of thin film heads (as opposed to
standard coiled wire ones) as an upcoming technology. I am sure they
go over the history of drive technology at some point in the article,
and I'm pretty sure they mention Winchesters and rifles. True, it's
not a 1960s reference, but it's 20 years closer to the source than we
are now. If anyone has that particular issue, it might be worth
digging out.
-ethan