Artifact Details

Title

Tape drive read-write head

Catalog Number

102733890

Type

Physical object

Description

The object is the read-write head from a tape drive apparently associated with an SDS 930 computer. The two connectors attached to the head are labeled READ and WRITE.

Date

ca. 1969

Manufacturer

AMPEX

Place Manufactured

Culver City, Calif.

Identifying Numbers

Part number 3103510-10 Embossed on a plate on the front
Serial number C-1003 Embossed on a plate on the front

Dimensions

overall: 2 in x 4 1/2 in x 11 in

Category

Memory & storage/tape

Credit

Gift of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Lot Number

X3872.2007