8' DSDD disk

Doc Shipley doc at mdrconsult.com
Mon Jun 6 17:54:50 CDT 2005


Randy McLaughlin wrote:

> The real questions should be:
> 
> What speed does an 8 foot disk rotate at?
> 
> How big is the drive?
> 
> What is the power requirements for the spindle motor?
> 
> What is the capacity?
> 
> Were there any 8 foot hard sectored disks and how many sectors?
> 
> Were track density measured in TPI or TPF?
> 
> How much does a box of ten disks cost?
> 
> Is there an S100 interface?

   You forgot the two REAL biggies:

   How will we preserve the contents?

   In what format should this disk be documented?

   I'll just grab my coat on the way out....  ;)


	Doc


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