Can anyone identify the 14" HDD seen in the following photo (not mine)?
It's unusual in that there are two moving heads on the top surface of the
platter. I presume that there's a fixed head on the bottom surface for the
clock track. This is from a Data General 6100 disc subsystem which is
advertised as 25MB capacity. There's a related model with half that
capacity.
https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?attachments/img_5116-jpeg.1288418
The only thing that I can say for sure is that it's visually not a Shugart
SA4000 and that exhausts my knowledge on the subject..
While I presume that the 25-signal twisted-pair ribbon cable is for control
signals, there is also a 16(?) line grey ribbon cable connected to the left
side of the DG-specific power control PCB. I'm guessing that would be
data/clock lines from hidden electronics where the 25-signal twisted-pair
ribbon originates; not sure what else may be then happening on the
DG-specific power control PCB.
Thank you for any insights into manufacturer, model, and documentation.
-paul