Can read 5 types of disk, from 48 tpi one-sided 250 kb to 96 tpi double-sided 1.6 mb; min transfer rate 500 bits per sec; front panel deminsions 1.65 x 5.83 in.
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 5950-01-437-2334
NSN 5960-01-227-9642
NSN 6610-00-931-3655
NSN 7035-01-376-3843
NSN 5895-01-296-2300
NSN 5990-01-443-2931
NSN 5910-01-515-7115
NSN 5975-01-630-2278
NSN 7035-01-325-7658
NSN 5975-01-634-0678
NSN 5895-00-118-3152
NSN 7035-01-123-0085