On 6/22/05, Scott Baret <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > By a "Winchester" I was referring to a unit about the > size of a CD-ROM drive--a 5.25" drive. A book I read > had called 5.25" drives Winchesters. Perhaps it was as > a reference to their size compared to the standard > hard drives of today.
Ahh, right. Well, your book's wrong or misleading you then. A "Winchester" is a hard disk where the actual disk platters are an integral part of the drive and cannot be removed. That means all modern hard disks - all it excludes are removable-media drives like Iomega Zip and Jaz disks. It's got nothing to do with the size; those are measured in inches. The main categories are 8" (now long obsolete), 5.25" (only CDs & DVDs now), 3.5" (still common for hard disks & floppies), 2.5" (notebook hard disks, now creeping into desktop machines), and a few smaller not-yet-standardized sizes like 1", used in MP3 players, the Palm LifeDrive & Sharp Zaurus 3000 and things like that. Winchester is now an obsolete term. It just means a hard disk. -- Liam Proven Home: http://welcome.to/liamsweb * Blog: http://lproven.livejournal.com AOL, Yahoo UK: liamproven * ICQ: 73187508 * MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
