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 5996-01-006-2324
NSN 6320-00-149-7570
NSN 5985-01-009-4312
NSN 6645-01-166-3788
NSN 5998-00-497-0129
NSN 6145-01-365-4022
NSN 5905-01-085-1603
NSN 5985-00-277-7371
NSN 6620-01-144-2488
NSN 5935-01-566-6407
NSN 5905-01-213-1836
NSN 6240-00-235-5159