19 Jul
2001
19 Jul
'01
6 p.m.
On July 19, Chuck McManis wrote:
Does anyone know the actual reason that IBM picked the term "winchester" ?
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.
-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. 
19 Jul
19 Jul
7:08 p.m.
On Thu, 19 Jul 2001, Dave McGuire wrote:
On July 19, Chuck McManis wrote:
Does anyone know the actual reason that IBM picked the term "winchester" ?
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!).
- don
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.
-Dave McGuire
8:06 p.m.
Don Maslin wrote:
<snip>
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!).
- don
Isn't that .308 for the 30-30. Maybe your thinking of the 303, which used
.311?
Gotta love a pre '64 mod 94!
8:34 p.m.
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
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