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 5910-01-087-5749
NSN 6220-01-425-5558
NSN 5965-00-035-4556
NSN 5975-00-581-7129
NSN 5935-01-634-0668
NSN 6130-00-193-0340
NSN 5996-01-335-3512
NSN 5950-01-332-1929
NSN 5985-00-240-0666
NSN 5835-01-463-2334
NSN 6110-01-482-6226
NSN 5920-01-444-1700