On 28 Jul 2002 at 22:17, Doug Franklin wrote: > On Sun, 28 Jul 2002 21:05:06 -0500, Len Paris wrote: > > > Back in the 5MB drive days, they called them "Winchesters". > > Yep, but that term goes back to when that type of drive was developed > for "big iron". At least supposedly. It could be an urban legend, > though.
Check here for information (unconfirmed) on the origin of Winchester disks: http://www.ericlindsay.com/computer/history.htm Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
