Special Features:

Requested name - lcd assembly; ait-1 tape drive delivers up to 91gb capacity in a compact, 8mm data cartridge; avg. Access time is 27s, search speed is 900mb compressed; 4mb buffer memory; dimensions - 4.0"w x 1.62"h x 6.10"d; horizontal or vertical mounting; 12watts; 12v dc +/- 10%; transfer rate - 6.0 sustained/compressed; compact 3.5" form factor for easy integration into existing systems

Properties:

An electromechanical item which accepts and systematically retains digital input data in such a manner as to facilitate the rapid recovery of stored information. The item may or may not consist of disk(s) some of which are removable, hard, removable disk packs, fixed disks, or removable flexible, each surface coated with a material susceptible to spot magnetization, integral writing, a drive motor and its mechanical linkage, and data translating heads for impressing on or removing from the disk surface data in digital form. the item is a component of an electronic computer. see also, magnetic drum, data storage; core memory unit.