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 5945-01-236-9406
NSN 5998-01-414-9550
NSN 6145-01-438-7132
NSN 5998-01-033-9321
NSN 5910-01-587-1303
NSN 5910-01-607-9775
NSN 6130-01-366-6719
NSN 6685-01-369-6549
NSN 5999-00-478-6991
NSN 6650-00-226-7099
NSN 6105-01-483-1506
NSN 6145-01-006-9548