Artifact Details

Title

21.4MB 3.5-inch flexible disk drive with diskettes

Catalog Number

102729824

Type

Physical object

Description

Label created by Jim Porter for IDEMA Technology Showcase exhibits reads "First floppy drive with optical servo tracking." Object includes 20 MB and 21MB Insite floptical Diskettes.

Date

1991

Manufacturer

Insite Peripherals

Place Manufactured

Japan

Identifying Numbers

Model number Floptical I325VM On label on top of unit
Other number 930102202001 On label on top of unit

Dimensions

overall:: 1 in x 4 in x 6 in

Category

Memory & storage/disk

Credit

Gift of James N. Porter

Lot Number

X6504.2012