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 5965-01-223-9218
NSN 5960-00-831-6141
NSN 6135-01-010-0891
NSN 6220-01-437-9002
NSN 5975-01-301-1013
NSN 5998-01-545-4189
NSN 6620-00-087-7930
NSN 5950-01-227-2466
NSN 5905-01-003-8565
NSN 5990-00-197-0159
NSN 6150-01-653-0498
NSN 6650-01-305-8881