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 (see X46.82) 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 million bytes or 784 million packed decimal digits and signs.(More information in 2 IBM Manuals:ga26-3574-2- GA26-5988-7 on file at Museum)
Date
1969
Manufacturer
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Place Manufactured
U.S.
Identifying Numbers
Serial number
06614
Dimensions
overall: 5 in x 15 in x 5 in
Category
Memory: other
Credit
Gift of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
