13 Aug
2023
13 Aug
'23
9:55 p.m.
On 8/13/23 12:48, Mike Stein via cctalk wrote:
Yup; I think I've got a couple of each type
somewhere; don't recall who the
other ones were, but two are definitely Canon.
Just a late imitation of the CDC 808 hard disk drive--the difference
being that the 808 could handle several tracks at once without moving
the heads. Big 6+ ft. boxes, 4 spindles. 2 5 hp spindle motors, 2
hydraulic positioners (808--807 was half that). When disk drives were
*big*. Nihil sub sole novum. I think I have a single 808 head in my
desk drawer, somewhere.
https://ia800809.us.archive.org/30/items/TNM_Control_Data_807-808_Disk_File…
--Chuck