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 5895-00-483-9720
NSN 5950-01-420-5166
NSN 5996-00-056-7153
NSN 5935-01-101-2041
NSN 6320-01-202-8761
NSN 5965-00-074-1317
NSN 6650-01-425-7362
NSN 6150-00-140-3975
NSN 6240-01-077-1127
NSN 6685-01-471-0968
NSN 5960-00-719-0125
NSN 5925-00-410-4822