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 5945-01-014-6283
NSN 6610-00-796-3087
NSN 6130-01-378-6729
NSN 6135-00-557-8874
NSN 5905-00-554-4325
NSN 6145-01-086-3336
NSN 6320-00-857-4073
NSN 6220-00-812-0515
NSN 7035-01-189-1549
NSN 5895-01-206-6542
NSN 5895-01-653-0833
NSN 5990-01-097-4721