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 5965-01-428-3348
NSN 6135-01-540-5253
NSN 6610-01-526-2054
NSN 6105-01-100-5534
NSN 5985-01-604-2856
NSN 5895-01-507-4967
NSN 6645-00-469-5963
NSN 6645-01-554-5881
NSN 5985-00-467-1838
NSN 5996-01-408-5632
NSN 6610-01-351-0072
NSN 5975-01-350-3425