F8.550 in. W; 4.500 in. H; 14.250 in. D; 21.330 mbytes of data per disk drive unformatted; rotational speed 3000 rpm; 512 cylinders; 2048 tracks; 2 disks; 1 index; ambient temperature 10 to 46 deg. C
An electromechanical item which accepts and systematically retains digital input data in such a manner as to facilitate the rapid recovery of stored information. The item may or may not consist of disk(s) some of which are removable, hard, removable disk packs, fixed disks, or removable flexible, each surface coated with a material susceptible to spot magnetization, integral writing, a drive motor and its mechanical linkage, and data translating heads for impressing on or removing from the disk surface data in digital form. the item is a component of an electronic computer. see also, magnetic drum, data storage; core memory unit.
Classification: Other storage units, nesoi
NSN 5985-00-244-1916
NSN 5855-01-377-7112
NSN 5960-01-242-5297
NSN 5935-01-459-0668
NSN 5950-00-186-8380
NSN 5975-00-290-1795
NSN 5915-00-261-9970
NSN 5945-00-447-9950
NSN 5945-01-239-0119
NSN 5855-01-634-0259
NSN 5990-00-726-3516
NSN 5835-01-045-6371