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 5965-01-381-2998
NSN 5915-01-534-8819
NSN 6105-00-707-7498
NSN 5950-01-415-2466
NSN 5855-01-381-6052
NSN 6105-01-484-2167
NSN 6105-01-215-1174
NSN 5965-00-408-5501
NSN 6145-00-635-9957
NSN 5925-01-421-3154
NSN 5985-01-227-7804
NSN 5930-01-256-2337