Advanced ferrite disk heads oral history panel
Starting with a review of the types of magnetic recording heads used in IBM’s early disk drives, the transition throughout the disk drive industry to ferrite core heads, and the later movement to thin film heads. Panel members reviewed their experience at IBM and independent head and drive manufacturers, through the continuous and difficult evolution in magnetic recording head development.
Item Details
- Date
- 2005-11-03 (Made)
- Type
- Document
- Catalogue number
- 102657927
- Organization
- Computer History Museum
- People
- Michael Warner (Interviewee)
Erik Solyst (Interviewee)
Yan Rosenshteyn (Videographer)
Paul Frank (Interviewee)
Ian Croll (Moderator) - Category
- Transcript
- Extent
- 25 p.
- Place of publication
- USA/CA/Mountain View
- Language
- English
- Acquisition number
- X3331.2006
- Subject
- IBM, Winchester, IBM 3330, IBM 3340, IBM 3380, Ferrite, Storage History
- Archive collection
- Oral history collection
- Archive hierarchy
- CHM Oral History Collection