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 6220-00-488-9517
NSN 5990-01-089-6743
NSN 6620-01-426-2220
NSN 5975-01-457-8521
NSN 6150-01-099-2818
NSN 5915-01-625-7847
NSN 5960-01-255-5580
NSN 5925-01-497-7944
NSN 7035-01-642-6950
NSN 6240-01-453-0702
NSN 5930-01-155-7063
NSN 6150-00-402-3077