Re: Winchester drive question

[ftit@yahara.engin.umich.edu (Sergej Roytman)]

In article <1993Jan19.123914.9302@relay.nswc.navy.mil>, jemorti@relay.nswc.navy.mil (Jack Mortimer - K31) writes:
|In article <15JAN199319281777@utkvx3.utk.edu>, sadasiva@utkvx3.utk.edu (Sadasivam, Krishna Madur) writes:
|I think the term Winchester came as a nick name for a hard disk drive.
|In the early years the hard disks had 30 tracks and 30 sectors, 30/30
|and someone related that to a Winchester rifle. The name stuck, at least
|for a while. Most folks do not use the Winchester nick name any more.

On the other hand, Winchester seems to be the generic name for hard
disks in the former Soviet Union.  At least this one CE student who
emmigrated from there recently uses it that way.

|Jack Mortimer

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