From: xqv90@dial.pipex.com (bonzo) Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Subject: picture of an IBM 1960's 30-30 drive???? Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 11:14:38 GMT Organization: UUNET WorldCom server (post doesn't reflect views of UUNET WorldCom Lines: 9 Message-ID: <379459dd.9773933@news.dial.pipex.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: userl256.uk.uudial.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: lure.pipex.net 932469013 29215 193.149.74.69 (20 Jul 1999 11:10:13 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@uk.uu.net NNTP-Posting-Date: 20 Jul 1999 11:10:13 GMT X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.5/32.451 Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news-ge.switch.ch!news.maxwell.syr.edu!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!bore.news.pipex.net!pipex!not-for-mail > Hi, > I am trying to get hold of an electronic photo of IBMs old 1960's > 30-30 drive (30mb fixed, 30mb removable). Would anyone know of where I > could find such info? Thanks for any help. > > Cheers, > Alan ###### From: Bob Shair Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: picture of an IBM 1960's 30-30 drive???? Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 04:49:15 GMT Organization: Bob Shair Consulting Lines: 23 Message-ID: <7n3jg8$htl$1@nnrp1.deja.com> References: <379459dd.9773933@news.dial.pipex.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 208.237.163.70 X-Article-Creation-Date: Wed Jul 21 04:49:15 1999 GMT X-Http-User-Agent: Mozilla/4.5 [en] (WinNT; U) X-Http-Proxy: 1.0 x34.deja.com:80 (Squid/1.1.22) for client 208.237.163.70 X-MyDeja-Info: XMYDJUIDbshair Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news-ge.switch.ch!news.belnet.be!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!nntp2.deja.com!nnrp1.deja.com!not-for-mail In article <379459dd.9773933@news.dial.pipex.com>, xqv90@dial.pipex.com (bonzo) wrote: > Hi, > I am trying to get hold of an electronic photo of IBMs old 1960's > 30-30 drive (30mb fixed, 30mb removable). Would anyone know of where I > could find such info? Thanks for any help. > > Cheers, > Alan The disk drive referred to as "30-30" was the IBM 3340, code named the "Winchester". It was introduced in 1973. There's a picture of the data module from a 3340, covers off, at http://www-7.ibm.com/au/IBM/history.html -- Bob Shair Open Systems Consulting Champaign, Illinois Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't. ###### From: xqv90@dial.pipex.com (bonzo) Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: picture of an IBM 1960's 30-30 drive???? Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 12:49:01 GMT Organization: UUNET WorldCom server (post doesn't reflect views of UUNET WorldCom Lines: 23 Message-ID: <3799131f.1888014@news.dial.pipex.com> References: <379459dd.9773933@news.dial.pipex.com> <7n3jg8$htl$1@nnrp1.deja.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: userm358.uk.uudial.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: lure.pipex.net 932647472 20987 193.149.78.154 (22 Jul 1999 12:44:32 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@uk.uu.net NNTP-Posting-Date: 22 Jul 1999 12:44:32 GMT X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.5/32.451 Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news-ge.switch.ch!news.belnet.be!colt.net!newsfeed.icl.net!news.algonet.se!algonet!newsfeed1.swip.net!swipnet!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!bore.news.pipex.net!pipex!not-for-mail On Wed, 21 Jul 1999 04:49:15 GMT, Bob Shair wrote: >In article <379459dd.9773933@news.dial.pipex.com>, > xqv90@dial.pipex.com (bonzo) wrote: >> Hi, >> I am trying to get hold of an electronic photo of IBMs old 1960's >> 30-30 drive (30mb fixed, 30mb removable). Would anyone know of where I >> could find such info? Thanks for any help. >> >> Cheers, >> Alan > >The disk drive referred to as "30-30" was the IBM 3340, >code named the "Winchester". It was introduced in 1973. > >There's a picture of the data module from a 3340, covers off, at >http://www-7.ibm.com/au/IBM/history.html brilliant thanks...... I will use that in my presentation..... unless anyone knows of where to get a pic of the whole unit? Thanks again