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 5996-01-630-5791
NSN 5996-00-655-2670
NSN 7035-00-177-1557
NSN 5965-01-489-1552
NSN 5975-00-573-8856
NSN 6645-01-631-3451
NSN 5935-00-183-8470
NSN 6610-01-318-6713
NSN 5965-01-260-7146
NSN 6650-01-483-0938
NSN 5990-01-050-7535
NSN 6610-01-191-6500