H-8575 Magnetic Drum Unit

By admin , 15 December 2015
H-8575
Description

Magnetic drums were widely used due to features such as a short average access time and a low error rate in recorded data. H-8575 was commercialized in 1975 as a magnetic drum unit for the HITAC M Series, with the aim of further shortening average access time and greatly improving capacity.

Year First Manufactured
1975

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