Disk Ca R Tr Id Ge - Siemens 100-8D Technical Manual

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T h e d r i v e p r o v i d e s r a n d o m a c c e s s i n g o f data with g r e a t e r p e r f o r m a n c e and
r e l i a b i l i t y and is an e x c e l l e n t a l t e r n a t e pr o d u ct to p ap er t a p e , r e e l - t o - r e e l t a p e s ,
c a r d e q u i p m e n t , c a s s e t t e s , and c a r t r i d g e d r i v e s .

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Th e d i s k c a r t r i d g e is an 8 - i n c h - s q u a r e p l a s t i c p r o t e c t i v e e n v e l o p e , in w h i c h the
f lop py d i s k is s e a l e d .
i n g, head c o n t a c t , s e c t o r / i n d e x d e t e c t i o n , and op tio n al w r i t e - p r o t e c t d e t e c t i o n ,
( s e e F i g u r e 1 -2).
Th e r e c o r d i n g m e d i a is a m a g n e t i c - o x i d e - c o a t e d flopp y (f l e x i b l e ) m y l a r d i s k s e a l e d
w ith in the p l a s t i c e n v e l o p e fo r p r o t e c t i o n , s e l f - c l e a n i n g , and e a s e of handling.
d i s k sho uld be handled and s t o r e d in c l e a n e n v i r o n m e n t s , f r e e f r o m m a g n e t i c
i n f l u e n c e s .
F i g u r e 1-2.
T h e p r o t e c t i v e e n v e l o p e co n t a in s a p e r t u r e s f o r s p i n d l e l o a d ­
F l o p p y D i s k and P r o t e c t i v e E n v e l o p e
1-3
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