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 6150-00-145-7207
NSN 5835-01-388-5198
NSN 5999-01-004-1500
NSN 2925-01-016-3111
NSN 5855-00-408-2611
NSN 5975-01-571-6960
NSN 5990-00-907-3912
NSN 5855-00-494-9581
NSN 5935-00-160-6019
NSN 6685-01-571-1861
NSN 6145-01-312-0845
NSN 6320-01-185-3857