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 6105-01-359-9504
NSN 5996-01-211-8067
NSN 6150-01-370-0504
NSN 5990-01-291-8453
NSN 6105-01-444-1201
NSN 6150-01-528-8556
NSN 4140-01-254-2739
NSN 5930-01-605-0162
NSN 5925-01-211-6551
NSN 5910-00-455-0141
NSN 5960-00-287-9932
NSN 5998-00-177-1242