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Obsolete form of removable media
Disk packs and disk cartridges were early forms of removable media for computer data storage, introduced in the 1960s. A disk pack is a layered grouping
Disk_pack
magnetic disk storage devices from 1956 to 2003, when it sold its hard disk drive business to Hitachi. Both the hard disk drive (HDD) and floppy disk drive
History of IBM magnetic disk drives
History_of_IBM_magnetic_disk_drives
IBM 1316 disk pack to store 5 megabyte, IBM 2314 (1965) using the IBM 2316 disk pack to store 29 megabytes, the IBM 3330 using 3336 disk packs to store
History_of_hard_disk_drives
Electro-mechanical data storage device
A hard disk drive (HDD), hard disk, hard drive, or fixed disk is an electro-mechanical computer data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data
Hard_disk_drive
Disk drive for Digital Equipment Corporation minicomputers
The RK05 is a disk drive manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation whose removable disk pack can hold about 2.5 megabytes of data. Introduced 1972
RK05
Early form of read-only memory
memory (1957) Core rope memory (1960s) Thin-film memory (1962) Disk pack (1962) Twistor memory (~1968) Bubble memory (~1970) Floppy disk (1971) v t e
Core_rope_memory
IBM computer family (1964–1977)
capacity of nearly 28 MB. The disk packs for the 2311 and 2314 were physically large by today's standards — e.g., the 1316 disk pack was about 14 in (36 cm)
IBM_System/360
2318: Disk facility with 2 disk drives using IBM 2316 disk pack (removable—28.6 MB) IBM 2319: Disk Facility with 3 disk drives using IBM 2316 disk pack (removable—28
List_of_IBM_products
Computer memory that does not lose its contents after being turned off
low, and they provide random access to any location on the disk. Formerly, removable disk packs were common, allowing storage capacity to be expanded. Optical
Non-volatile_memory
Removable disk storage medium
A floppy disk, diskette, or floppy diskette is a type of disk storage made from a thin, flexible disk coated with a magnetic storage medium. It is enclosed
Floppy_disk
Computer filing system
support removable disk packs, so the information relating to all files on one disk (volume in IBM terminology) is stored on that disk in a flat system
File_system
Exchangeable computer storage medium
Digital, Memory Stick Magnetic storage media Floppy and Zip disks (now considered obsolete) Disk packs (now considered obsolete) Magnetic tapes Paper data storage
Removable_media
Series of computer game compilations
the Entertainment Pack small enough to fit on a single high-density disk, was shipped as a free eleventh disk added to a ten-pack of Verbatim blank 3
Microsoft_Entertainment_Pack
Early non-linear video editing system, 1971
back black-and-white "skip-field" video in analog on specially modified disk pack drives (supplied by Memorex, and which were commonly used to store data
CMX_600
Addition to a game
An expansion pack, expansion set, supplement, or simply expansion is an addition to an existing role-playing game, tabletop game, video game, collectible
Expansion_pack
Storage of digital data readable by computers
memory close to the CPU and storage further away. In modern computers, hard disk drives (HDDs) or solid-state drives (SSDs) are usually used as storage. A
Computer_data_storage
Form of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices
XT often included magnetic disk drives, and larger amounts of RAM, allowing them to load their operating systems from disk into RAM, with only a minimal
Read-only_memory
Computer storage device with no moving parts
or solid-state disk. Etymologically, "solid-state drive" partly refers to existing data storage devices like tape drives and hard disk drives, which all
Solid-state_drive
Form of computer data storage
in contrast with other direct-access data storage media (such as hard disks and magnetic tape), where the time required to read and write data items
Random-access_memory
1996 Microsoft operating system version
components to build customized setup CDs and hard disk boot images. Windows NT 4.0 Embedded includes Service Pack 5. It was succeeded by Windows XP Embedded
Windows_NT_4.0
Recording of information in a storage medium
preservation Digital Revolution Disaggregated storage Disk drive performance characteristics Disk storage Distributed block storage Electronic quantum
Data_storage
Shock absorber
between bronze disks compressed by adjustable conical springs, with the disk pack floating between arms to both chassis and axle, in the distinctive style
Friction_disk_shock_absorber
Type of memory used on processors that require high transfer rate memory
Morgan, Timothy Prickett (March 25, 2014). "Future Nvidia 'Pascal' GPUs Pack 3D Memory, Homegrown Interconnect". EnterpriseTech. Archived from the original
High_Bandwidth_Memory
Data storage device
supplementary back-ups, and transferring of computer files. Compared with floppy disks or CDs, they are smaller, faster, have significantly more capacity, and
USB_flash_drive
British Internet service provider
system, an engineer mistakenly reformatted a live disk pack instead of the intended backup disk pack. Plusnet provided updates on their investigation but
Plusnet
Electronic non-volatile computer storage device
Retrieved 28 March 2019. Crothers, Brooke. "SanDisk to begin making 'X4' flash chips". CNET. Crothers, Brooke. "SanDisk ships 'X4' flash chips". CNET. Archived
Flash_memory
Computer memory type used for data preservation
memory (1957) Core rope memory (1960s) Thin-film memory (1962) Disk pack (1962) Twistor memory (~1968) Bubble memory (~1970) Floppy disk (1971) v t e
5D_optical_data_storage
Defunct American data storage company
magnetic data storage media, primarily disk packs. For a time, it was the second-largest manufacturer of disk packs in the world, designing units plug-compatible
Caelus_Memories
2023 video game
part, The Indigo Disk, was released on December 14, 2023. An epilogue, Mochi Mayhem, was released on January 11, 2024. The expansion pack's storyline introduced
The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero
The_Hidden_Treasure_of_Area_Zero
Topics referred to by the same term
Disk cartridge or Optical disk cartridge may refer to: A 1960s computer disk pack which has a single hard disk platter encased in a protective plastic
Disk_cartridge
Series of mainframe computer models
supported both 29 MB and "double-density" 58 MB disk packs. These disk drives operated on the IDA (Integrated Disk Adapter). There was also an optional 8430
UNIVAC
16-bit IBM minicomputer introduced in 1965
provides some relief. With Disk Monitor System version 1, a disk pack or cartridge is initialized for use on the 1130 by the Disk Pack Initialization Routine
IBM_1130
Flat, usually circular disc that encodes binary data
often printed or stamped onto the disc itself. Unlike the 31⁄2-inch floppy disk, most optical discs do not have an integrated protective casing and are therefore
Optical_disc
Computer memory that loses its contents when unpowered
addition to usually being faster than forms of mass storage such as a hard disk drive, volatility can protect sensitive information, as it becomes unavailable
Volatile_memory
Command used to format with file system
method to initialize either a DECtape (using the "t" argument) or an RK03 disk pack (using the "r" argument). The initialization process would write formatting
Mkfs
Computer memory architecture
For example, always-on spinning disks are online, while spinning disks that spin down, such as massive arrays of idle disk (MAID), are nearline. Removable
Memory_hierarchy
Magnetic data storage device
considered the precursor to the hard disk drive (HDD), but in the form of a drum (cylinder) rather than a flat disk. In most designs, one or more rows of
Drum_memory
Brand for Consumer Electronics
selling computer tapes, and then other media such as disk packs. The company later expanded into disk drives and other peripheral equipment for IBM mainframes
Memorex
1970 mainframe computer
subsystem provided up to 16 drives using disks compatible with the IBM 3336-11 disk packs used in 3330-11 drives. The disks were formatted with variable-length
Honeywell_6000_series
Component that stores information
memory, most types of magnetic computer storage devices (e.g. hard disk drives, floppy disks and magnetic tape), optical discs, and early computer storage
Computer_memory
Write once computer memory
Partition Table Disk array Disk image Disk mirroring Disk aggregation Disk partitioning Memory segmentation Locality of reference Logical disk Storage virtualization
Programmable_ROM
Data recording made of plastic film
the same functions, and therefore, replace it. Such as for example, hard disk drives in computers replacing cassette tape readers, such as the Atari Program
Magnetic_tape
Replaceable device used for the distribution and storage of video games
However, the manufacturing of ROM cartridges was more expensive than floppy disks, and the storage capacity was smaller. ROM cartridges and slots were also
ROM_cartridge
Non-destructive audio, video, or image editing
on modified disk pack drives the size of washing machines that could store a half-hour worth of video & audio for editing. These disk packs were commonly
Non-linear_editing
Type of computer memory
memory (1957) Core rope memory (1960s) Thin-film memory (1962) Disk pack (1962) Twistor memory (~1968) Bubble memory (~1970) Floppy disk (1971) v t e
LPDDR
Memory card format
standard used for solid-state storage, originally introduced in 1997 by SanDisk, Siemens, and Nokia. Designed as a compact, low-pin-count, postage‑stamp‑sized
MultiMediaCard
Cards used for games or divination
meaning in the late 18th century. Thus, there are two distinct types of tarot packs in circulation: those used for card games and those used for divination
Tarot
Defunct American computer company
a six-platter disk pack system capable of storing 3.9 million characters of information; the Model 800, an eight-platter, non-disk-pack (non-interchangeable)
Anelex
Type of computer memory
equipment: CPU register files, internal CPU caches and GPU caches, hard disk buffers, etc. LCD screens also may employ SRAM to hold the image displayed
Static_random-access_memory
Method to store and retrieve computer data using optics
make use of other technologies such as magnetism, such as floppy disks and hard disks, or semiconductors, such as flash memory. Optical storage in the
Optical_storage
Discontinued family of computer operating systems
The Amstrad/Schneider CPC series 6xx (disk-based) and PCW series computers were bundled with an CP/M disk pack. The Husky ran a ROM-based menu-driven
CP/M
At least 218 companies have manufactured hard disk drives (HDDs) since 1956. Most of that industry has vanished through bankruptcy or mergers and acquisitions
List of defunct hard disk manufacturers
List_of_defunct_hard_disk_manufacturers
Persistent computer data storage with no moving parts
properties of surface coatings applied to rotating platters (in hard disk drives and floppy disks) or linearly moving strips of plastic film (in tape drives).
Solid-state_storage
Type of memory used on graphics cards
memory (1957) Core rope memory (1960s) Thin-film memory (1962) Disk pack (1962) Twistor memory (~1968) Bubble memory (~1970) Floppy disk (1971) v t e
GDDR_SDRAM
Digital movie camera
for cable-free operation High-capacity field recorder with exchangeable disk packs Third-party field recording support April 2002, TVTechnology 04 (4 April
Thomson Viper FilmStream Camera
Thomson_Viper_FilmStream_Camera
Magnetic tape data storage technology
media (USB flash drive, external hard disk drive, and so on). While LTFS can make a tape appear to behave like a disk, it does not change the fundamentally
Linear_Tape-Open
Computer memory used for small quantities of data
memory (1957) Core rope memory (1960s) Thin-film memory (1962) Disk pack (1962) Twistor memory (~1968) Bubble memory (~1970) Floppy disk (1971) v t e
EEPROM
Small IBM scientific computer released in 1959
Episode)". IMDb. October 1965. The IBM 1316 was the removable disk pack to the IBM 1311 disk drive of the IBM 1620, which explains the following: "“The Man
IBM_1620
Mechanical drive
only contact at the rim of the central pack, no matter what the spacing of the shafts. These planetary disk packs have a gear meshing with a gear on the
Beier_variable-ratio_gear
Software
system enhancement product by Microsoft. The last edition is the Plus! SuperPack, which includes an assortment of screensavers, themes, and games, as well
Microsoft_Plus!
1999 Microsoft operating system version
2000 introduces NTFS 3.0, Encrypting File System, and basic and dynamic disk storage. Support for people with disabilities is improved over Windows NT
Windows_2000
Data storage device
for the main memory in most computers, since data is stored on the hard disk while the computer is off. Major types are: RAM (Random-access memory) –
Semiconductor_memory
Mechanical device that connects and disconnects two rotating shafts or other moving parts
large-diameter steel disk that can act as one driving plate of the clutch. Some racing clutches use small multi-plate disk packs that are not part of
Clutch
Discontinued computer memory type
a disk cache, there have long been operating system mechanisms to use a disk as an expansion of the main memory (swap file) and to use a faster disk as
3D_XPoint
2-D grid of wires where data is represented by the presence or absence of diodes at nodes
memory (1957) Core rope memory (1960s) Thin-film memory (1962) Disk pack (1962) Twistor memory (~1968) Bubble memory (~1970) Floppy disk (1971) v t e
Diode_matrix
Type of computer memory
(link) Jacob, B.; Ng, S. W.; Wang, D. T. (2008). Memory Systems: Cache, DRAM, Disk. Morgan Kaufmann. p. 333. ISBN 9780080553849. Kalter, H. L.; Stapper, C.
DDR_SDRAM
magnetic six-disk pack – Track format [Withdrawn without replacement] ISO 3562:1976 Information processing – Interchangeable magnetic single-disk cartridge
List of ISO standards 3000–4999
List_of_ISO_standards_3000–4999
Early type of solid state computer memory
memory (1957) Core rope memory (1960s) Thin-film memory (1962) Disk pack (1962) Twistor memory (~1968) Bubble memory (~1970) Floppy disk (1971) v t e
EPROM
2004 American television film
released by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment on June 5, 2007 as a three-disk pack with Raging Sharks (2005), and Lifepod (1993). Echo Bridge would re-release
Skeleton_Man
Word processor computer program
Kaypro II, and Morrow computers, as well as with the Torch Computers Z80 Disk Pack add-on for the BBC Micro and had a list price of US$349. In the UK, it
Perfect_Writer
cylinder images of 19 tracks each, half of the 404 cylinders in a 3330 disk pack. Cylinder locations on the tape were fixed and identified by markers along
IBM_3850
Type of computer memory
computer to be read out. Such an attack was demonstrated to circumvent popular disk encryption systems, such as the open source TrueCrypt, Microsoft's BitLocker
Dynamic_random-access_memory
Data storage device
storage medium such as solid-state drive (SSD) with a higher-capacity hard disk drive (HDD). The intent is adding some of the speed of SSDs to the cost-effective
Hybrid_drive
Data storage technologies that use magnetic tape
The earliest commercially available computers predate the existence of disk storage. Primary storage for these systems was done using tape. The IBM 701
Magnetic-tape_data_storage
Prefix indicating a power of two
disk, subtracting from the usable capacity. For example, the IBM 3336 disk pack was quoted to have a 200-megabyte capacity, achieved only with a single
Binary_prefix
A floppy disk is a disk storage medium composed of a thin and flexible magnetic storage medium encased in a rectangular plastic carrier. It is read and
History_of_the_floppy_disk
1995 Microsoft operating system version
EIDE addressing schemes include logical block addressing (LBA), ONTrack Disk Manager, EZDrive, and extended cylinder-head-sector (ECHS). DEC Alpha is
Windows_NT_3.51
Process of encoding and decoding binary data to and from synthesized strands of DNA
other functions, DNA can also be another type of storage medium such as hard disk drives and magnetic tapes. In 2013, an article led by researchers from the
DNA_digital_data_storage
American computer hardware company
producing hard disk drives, with a series of head-per-track disk drives capable of storing up to 100 MB, in both permanent disk and removable disk pack configurations
Wangco
Type of computer memory
memory (1957) Core rope memory (1960s) Thin-film memory (1962) Disk pack (1962) Twistor memory (~1968) Bubble memory (~1970) Floppy disk (1971) v t e
Magnetoresistive_RAM
Type of computer memory used from 1955 to 1975
The process of copying the entire content of a computer's main memory to a disk file for further inspection by a system programmer is still called a "core
Magnetic-core_memory
Use of paper as computer memory
memory (1957) Core rope memory (1960s) Thin-film memory (1962) Disk pack (1962) Twistor memory (~1968) Bubble memory (~1970) Floppy disk (1971) v t e
Paper_data_storage
In 1962, IBM introduced its model 1311 disk, which used six 14-inch (nominal size) platters in a removable pack and was roughly the size of a washing machine[citation
List of disk drive form factors
List_of_disk_drive_form_factors
Novel computer memory type
Amarendra (11 May 2007). "'Racetrack' memory could gallop past the hard disk". New Scientist. Kumar, D.; Jin, T.; Risi, S. Al; Sbiaa, R.; Lew, W. S.;
Racetrack_memory
Open-source x86 virtualization application
(RDP), disk encryption, NVMe, and Preboot Execution Environment (PXE). This package is called "VirtualBox Oracle VM VirtualBox extension pack". It includes
VirtualBox
an edit decision list, or EDL. It stored its video & audio content on disk pack drives supplied by Memorex for instant random access to the video content
CMX_Systems
Dynamic random-access memory included in a processor chip or package
memory (1957) Core rope memory (1960s) Thin-film memory (1962) Disk pack (1962) Twistor memory (~1968) Bubble memory (~1970) Floppy disk (1971) v t e
EDRAM
Obsolete type of non-volatile computer memory
of the scale and it began to be considered mostly as a replacement for disks. The equally dramatic improvements in hard-drive capacity through the early
Bubble_memory
Type of random-access memory
Partition Table Disk array Disk image Disk mirroring Disk aggregation Disk partitioning Memory segmentation Locality of reference Logical disk Storage virtualization
Dual-ported_RAM
Pseudo-static random-access memory technology introduced by MoSys Inc.
memory (1957) Core rope memory (1960s) Thin-film memory (1962) Disk pack (1962) Twistor memory (~1968) Bubble memory (~1970) Floppy disk (1971) v t e
1T-SRAM
Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) is a suite of utilities for Microsoft Windows customers who have subscribed to Microsoft Software Assurance
Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack
Microsoft_Desktop_Optimization_Pack
State of matter with properties of both conventional liquids and crystals
orientations. Disk-shaped LC molecules can orient themselves in a layer-like fashion known as the discotic nematic phase. If the disks pack into stacks
Liquid_crystal
Early type of computer memory
capacitors, magnetostrictive delay lines, and delay lines built using rotating disks to transfer data to a read head at one point on the circumference from a
Delay-line_memory
Novel computer memory type
memory (1957) Core rope memory (1960s) Thin-film memory (1962) Disk pack (1962) Twistor memory (~1968) Bubble memory (~1970) Floppy disk (1971) v t e
Nano-RAM
IBM data storage technology that uses PCI Express and NVMe
the RamSan-500, the world's first enterprise-class flash-based solid state disk (SSD). The Flash Modules were designed from the ground up by Texas Memory
Flash_Core_Module
up to a maximum of 2 megabytes" Page 21: Moving Head Disks – units up to 232 million byte disk pack systems. Diskette – storage of 0.5 MB per drive. Shugart
Timeline_of_binary_prefixes
Early form of computer memory
memory (1957) Core rope memory (1960s) Thin-film memory (1962) Disk pack (1962) Twistor memory (~1968) Bubble memory (~1970) Floppy disk (1971) v t e
Williams_tube
Proposed form of computer storage
few TB of slow but non-volatile flash memory or "spinning platter" hard disk drive for long-term storage. For example, a university recommended students
Universal_memory
Non-volatile memory technology
Partition Table Disk array Disk image Disk mirroring Disk aggregation Disk partitioning Memory segmentation Locality of reference Logical disk Storage virtualization
Programmable metallization cell
Programmable_metallization_cell
Storage device technology
memory (1957) Core rope memory (1960s) Thin-film memory (1962) Disk pack (1962) Twistor memory (~1968) Bubble memory (~1970) Floppy disk (1971) v t e
UltraRAM
DISK PACK
DISK PACK
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, Scandinavian
Fisherman; Fish
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller, or a nickname for someone supposedly resembling a fish in some way, from Old Norse fiskr ‘fish’ (cognate with Old English fisc).
Male
Egyptian
, disk.
Girl/Female
Norse Greek
Spirited.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : unexplained. The name has been recorded in Glastonbury, Somerset, since 1705.Perhaps a variant of Czech LiÅ¡ka, (see Liska), Slovak LÃÅ¡ka, or German Liske.
Boy/Male
Teutonic American English German Shakespearean
Rules the people.
Boy/Male
Swedish English
Fisherman.
Male
Egyptian
, the most lovely Disk.
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Greek, Norse, Scandinavian, Swedish
Active Spirit; Goddess; Double
Boy/Male
German Teutonic American Dutch English
Dagger.
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Ruler of People
Boy/Male
Australian, Egyptian
Sun Disk
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Swedish, Teutonic
Rich and Powerful Ruler; Powerful; Rich Ruler; Dominant Ruler; Peaceful Ruler; Strong Power; Hardy Power; Powerful Ruler; Brave; First of the People
Male
English
 Short form of English Richard, DICK means "powerful ruler." Compare with another form of Dick.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Indian, Netherlands, Scandinavian, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
Ruler of the People; Form of Derek; First of the People; King of Nations
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Diss in Suffolk, which gets its name from a Norman pronunciation of Middle English diche, Old English dīc ‘ditch’, ‘dike’ (see Dyke).German : habitational name from Dissen near the Teutoburg forest.
Girl/Female
British, English
Direction
Male
Dutch
, people's ruler.
Male
German
 Short form of German Diederick, DIRK means "first of the people; king of nations."
Girl/Female
Norse
Spirited.
DISK PACK
DISK PACK
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil, Telugu
Joy
Girl/Female
French
Veiled.
Boy/Male
Polish
A strong man.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sikh
Dance
Boy/Male
Indian
Pilgrimage site km from city mecca
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Heavenly
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Star
Female
Spanish
Spanish name derived from the Latin word sol, SOL means "sun." This was a common name for Spanish girls in the Middle Ages. Compare with masculine Sol.
Girl/Female
Australian, Chinese, Christian, Irish
Supplanter; Hawk Like
DISK PACK
DISK PACK
DISK PACK
DISK PACK
DISK PACK
n.
To expose to risk, hazard, or peril; to venture; as, to risk goods on board of a ship; to risk one's person in battle; to risk one's fame by a publication.
a.
Disk-shaped; discoid.
n.
In owls, the space around the eyes.
n.
To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle.
n.
A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc.
n.
The lower side of the body of some invertebrates, especially when used for locomotion, when it is often called a creeping disk.
v. i.
To grow dusk.
v. t.
To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish; as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes.
v. t.
To put in a dish, ready for the table.
n.
A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper.
n.
A disk. See Disk.
n.
The food served in a dish; hence, any particular kind of food; as, a cold dish; a warm dish; a delicious dish. "A dish fit for the gods."
n.
A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disc, a germinal disc, etc. Same as Disk.
n.
The state of being concave, or like a dish, or the degree of such concavity; as, the dish of a wheel.
v. t.
To stab with a dirk.
v. t.
To make dusk.
n.
Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness; twilight; as, the dusk of the evening.
v. t.
To shut up, as in a desk; to treasure.