Artifact Details
Title
IBM Disk DriveCatalog Number
102626806Type
Physical objectDate
1960 ca.Manufacturer
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)Place Manufactured
San Jose, Calif., U.S.Identifying Numbers
| Other number | 2155814 | On tape on left side behind door panel |
| Other number | Installed 6/14/68 | Inside of front glass door |
Dimensions
overall: 68 1/2 in x 50 in x 33 inDescription
An early IBM disk drive with large horizontal platters. 52 Disk platters. The power and interface cables are contained inside the unit.This disk drive was with the IBM Stretch in the Livermore National Laboratories' storage facility when it was moved to the Museum in the summer of 2003. It is unknown whether it was used with the Stretch system.
Category
Memory: diskCredit
Gift of Lowell WoodLot Number
X2462.2002
