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 5975-00-582-1460
NSN 5996-00-999-0157
NSN 6145-01-212-3528
NSN 5905-01-651-5060
NSN 6685-01-025-9821
NSN 5950-00-497-2452
NSN 6240-01-187-7758
NSN 6110-01-509-5986
NSN 6240-00-406-1510
NSN 6105-01-423-6072
NSN 6240-01-501-5688
NSN 6320-01-350-5570