(in winchester disk drives)
1History of hard disk drives — The commercial usage of hard disk drives began in 1956 with the shipment of an IBM 305 RAMAC system including IBM Model 350 disk storage [ [http://www.magneticdiskheritagecenter.org/MDHC/MILESTONE/Emerson%20Pugh%20talk.pdf Ramac History May2005 ] …
2disk drive — noun computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it • Syn: ↑disc drive, ↑hard drive, ↑Winchester drive • Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing • Hypernyms: ↑ …
3Early IBM disk storage — The invention of magnetic disk storage, pioneered by IBM in the 1950s, was a critical component of the computer revolution. This article surveys the major IBM computer disk drives introduced in the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. The basic… …
4Hard disk drive — Hard drive redirects here. For other uses, see Hard drive (disambiguation). Hard disk drive Mechanical interior of a modern hard disk drive Date invented 24 December 1954 [1] …
5Pertec Computer — Corporation (PCC), formerly Peripheral Equipment Corporation (PEC), was a computer company based in Chatsworth, California which originally designed and manufactured peripherals; floppy drives, tape drives, instrumentation control, and other… …
6HDA — comp. abbr. Head Disk Assembly acronym Head Disk Assembly (in winchester disk drives) …
7Жёсткий диск — Запрос «HDD» перенаправляется сюда; см. также другие значения …
8Primeros discos IBM — La invención del disco magnético, de la cual IBM fue pionera en los 50, fue un componente crítico en la revolución de las computadoras. En este artículo se analizan los principales discos de almacenamiento introducidos por IBM en los 50, 60 y… …
9Binary prefix — Prefixes for bit and byte multiples Decimal Value SI 1000 k kilo 10002 M mega …
10computer — computerlike, adj. /keuhm pyooh teuhr/, n. 1. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Cf. analog… …
