F8.550 in. W; 4.500 in. H; 14.250 in. D; 21.330 mbytes of data per disk drive unformatted; rotational speed 3000 rpm; 512 cylinders; 2048 tracks; 2 disks; 1 index; ambient temperature 10 to 46 deg. C
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 5920-00-860-0456
NSN 5855-01-479-3152
NSN 6240-01-326-5428
NSN 5999-01-535-4760
NSN 5915-01-633-8484
NSN 5835-01-281-9662
NSN 6145-01-605-9674
NSN 6130-00-936-5987
NSN 5950-00-479-8070
NSN 6620-01-644-3496
NSN 6610-00-641-3015
NSN 5965-00-726-3168