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 6135-01-483-5269
NSN 6320-00-139-1090
NSN 6105-00-702-5143
NSN 5895-01-420-6197
NSN 5975-00-480-7902
NSN 7035-01-620-5658
NSN 6650-00-287-5868
NSN 5910-01-615-8002
NSN 5930-01-321-4394
NSN 6320-01-106-4414
NSN 5950-00-923-3941
NSN 7035-00-922-5700