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 6650-01-466-2704
NSN 5910-01-025-9604
NSN 6150-01-464-9283
NSN 5990-00-968-7685
NSN 5915-01-327-2795
NSN 5965-00-079-2360
NSN 6110-01-164-1525
NSN 5915-01-488-7654
NSN 4140-00-305-1023
NSN 5950-01-309-2993
NSN 5920-01-009-1307
NSN 5998-01-050-7849