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 6150-01-248-8331
NSN 5835-01-544-5183
NSN 5930-01-602-9356
NSN 6620-01-580-2112
NSN 6130-00-369-6637
NSN 5855-01-134-7106
NSN 5835-01-416-6455
NSN 6320-01-215-1133
NSN 5990-01-392-2210
NSN 2925-00-983-7521
NSN 6320-01-578-6006
NSN 5998-00-203-1232