A direct access storage device which stores data on individual magnetic strips. These strips are contained in removable-interchangeable data cells. The IBM 2321 Data Cell Drive has 10 data cells with 20 subcells per cell; each subcell has 10 magnetic strips. Each data cell can contain 39.2 million bytes or 78.5 packed decimal digits. A single 2321 data cell drive can have on-line access to a maximum of 392 millionbytes or 784 million packed decimal digits and signs.
Date
1969
Manufacturer
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Place Manufactured
U.S.
Identifying Numbers
Other number
20C066
Hand written label on cell.
Serial number
12085
Dimensions
overall: 5 in x 15 in x 5 in
Category
Memory: other
Credit
Gift of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
