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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
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
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
Electro-mechanical data storage device
which often used removable disk packs. IBM introduced the first disk drive, the 350 for the 305 RAMAC, in 1956, and disks were the dominant secondary
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Computer memory type used for data preservation
Partition Table Disk array Disk image Disk mirroring Disk aggregation Disk partitioning Memory segmentation Locality of reference Logical disk Storage virtualization
5D_optical_data_storage
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
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
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
Form of computer memory
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 hard disk manufacturers
List_of_hard_disk_manufacturers
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
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
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
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
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
Magnetic tape data storage technology
hundreds or thousands of LTO cartridges and dozens of mechanisms. Compared to disk or flash storage, LTO offers high-capacity removable cartridges with a lower
Linear_Tape-Open
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
Type of computer memory
equipment: CPU register files, internal CPU caches and GPU caches, hard disk buffers, etc. LCD screens also may employ memory-in-pixel (MiP) SRAM to hold
Static_random-access_memory
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
Magnetic data storage device
systems, as main memory rapidly fell off. Drums were then replaced by hard disk drives for secondary storage, which were somewhat slower but both less expensive
Drum_memory
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
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
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
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
Type of computer memory
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mechanical connector for rotating 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
manager for the first successful removable disk drive. He was instrumental in inventing the removable disk pack. From 1960 to 1969 he was first the engineering
Jack_Harker
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
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
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
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
Type of field-effect transistor
Partition Table Disk array Disk image Disk mirroring Disk aggregation Disk partitioning Memory segmentation Locality of reference Logical disk Storage virtualization
Fe_FET
Random-access memory with processing elements integrated on the same chip
Partition Table Disk array Disk image Disk mirroring Disk aggregation Disk partitioning Memory segmentation Locality of reference Logical disk Storage virtualization
Computational_RAM
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
2001 Microsoft operating system version
on July 27, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2008. "Hard disk space requirements for Windows XP Service Pack 1". Microsoft. October 29, 2007. Archived from the
Windows_XP
Type of computer memory
2011-12-17. Johnston, Casey (2011-05-07). "New hard drive write method packs in one terabit per inch". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2011-12-17. Supporting
Non-volatile random-access memory
Non-volatile_random-access_memory
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
in the entrance area Operations (OPS) with RAP display IT System with disk packs in the foreground Centre of the mail pipe line system Combat section "Communications
Bunker_Fuchsbau
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
Family of computer storage devices
configuration of 34 sectors of 512 data bytes each per track is used. SMD disk packs (as the Storage Module itself was most commonly called) required head
Storage_Module_Device
Low-end IBM computer model from 1960s
are attached they have to be the same model. Both models use the 1316 disk pack which provides a maximum of 203 cylinders with 10 tracks per cylinder
IBM_System/360_Model_20
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
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
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
Novel type of computer memory
is lost when power is removed. In contrast, hard drives store data on a disk that is covered with a magnetic material; data is represented by this material
Millipede_memory
Type of random-access 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
Dual-ported_RAM
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
Phase-change_memory
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
Network packet distribution with multiple cores
Plotter Speakers Sound card Graphics card Removable data storage Disk pack Floppy disk Optical disc CD DVD Blu-ray Flash memory Memory card USB flash drive
Multi-core network packet steering
Multi-core_network_packet_steering
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
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
Obsolete type of novel computer memory based on DRAM
Partition Table Disk array Disk image Disk mirroring Disk aggregation Disk partitioning Memory segmentation Locality of reference Logical disk Storage virtualization
Z-RAM
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
to support virtual memory, and for which a microcode update from a floppy disk, adding support for virtual memory, was announced in 1972, the Model 155
IBM_System/370_Model_155
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