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 5965-00-583-4865
NSN 5925-00-192-9630
NSN 5910-01-592-1459
NSN 6610-01-361-4193
NSN 6135-01-384-7155
NSN 5910-00-764-1281
NSN 5895-01-150-9281
NSN 5975-01-064-5861
NSN 6240-01-293-8631
NSN 5920-01-322-8928
NSN 5945-00-422-5611
NSN 5999-00-285-1941