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 5935-01-246-1055
NSN 4140-01-261-0941
NSN 5915-00-069-0402
NSN 6105-01-425-5795
NSN 6620-00-146-3465
NSN 4140-01-102-2244
NSN 5965-01-568-0966
NSN 6135-01-342-3859
NSN 5985-01-359-0761
NSN 5960-00-521-9719
NSN 6145-00-515-6931
NSN 5905-01-051-5494