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From: BHUBER@USC-ECL.ARPA
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Subject: query
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Date: Fri, 18-Oct-85 17:32:44 EDT
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Two of us here at work are working on a paper, and the question came up as to
what exactly is meant when someone says they are using a [microcomputer] disk
drive using Winchester technology.  Does "Winchester" imply microcomputer use
only?  Does it refer to the fact that the read/write head floats on a cushion
of air rather than actually touching the medium as in a floppy?  Does it refer
to the recording/modulation techniques?  Etc., etc., etc.

If it is not too much trouble, could someone enlighten the two of us on what
Winchester implies and what alternatives exist?

Thanks in advance,
Bud 

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