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 5835-01-186-4961
NSN 5998-01-506-6261
NSN 6645-00-372-2618
NSN 2925-01-368-5773
NSN 5925-01-269-3995
NSN 6320-01-612-7035
NSN 6240-01-060-6037
NSN 6145-01-181-5776
NSN 6130-00-359-2747
NSN 5985-01-017-5140
NSN 5985-00-725-0250
NSN 5965-00-501-7835