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Re: "winchester drives"

Subject: Re: "winchester drives"
From: salfter@salfter.ncc74656.dyndns.org (Scott Alfter)
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 21:55:30 -0000
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
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In article <tkvt2j9vpfna60@corp.supernews.com>,
Jason Whorton <jason at microxl.com> wrote:
>OK, you got the IBM part right, but why did they use the term "Winchester"?

My understanding was that the model number for the first hard drive was
3030, which was similar to the name of a particular Winchester shotgun.

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