IBM PC - Hardware - Diskette Drives - 1503800

5 1/4 Inch-160KB Diskette Drive (1503800)

Item number:          1503800

Announcement date:    1981-08-12
Availability date:    1981-08-12
Announcement letter:  281-65  THE IBM PERSONAL COMPUTER

Compatible adapters:  1503780  5 1/4 Inch Diskette Drive Adapter


From the announcement:

       This user-installable drive allows the IBM Personal Computer
to read, write, and store data on 5 1/4" diskettes. Storage capacity
is approximately 160KB per diskette. The diskette drive has the
following characteristics:
   48 tracks/inch, 40 tracks/diskette, 300 revolutions/minute, 8 ms
   track to track access time, and 20,480 bytes/second transfer rate.
   Up to two may be installed in a System Unit.


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