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 5945-00-108-9730
NSN 5965-00-912-9318
NSN 6610-00-983-4482
NSN 6105-01-503-1856
NSN 5935-01-284-1450
NSN 4140-01-266-5082
NSN 5920-01-519-2712
NSN 5920-00-942-2674
NSN 5950-01-389-7633
NSN 5999-00-239-3716
NSN 7035-01-453-4242
NSN 5920-01-212-9504