Fixed-head disk - Revision history

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2018-12-13T14:41:49Z

+cat

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	This avoided the delays involved in having the head(s) [[seek]] to the correct cylinder, and was also mechanically simpler, but did require more components.		This avoided the delays involved in having the head(s) [[seek]] to the correct cylinder, and was also mechanically simpler, but did require more components.

	The [[platter]]s of such disks were generally not removable, which meant they also did not require exact alignment (if you did not care about being able to read the previous contents after a servicing).		The [[platter]]s of such disks were generally not removable, which meant they also did not require exact alignment (if you did not care about being able to read the previous contents after servicing).

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Jnc: Correct cat

2018-10-18T19:31:38Z

Correct cat

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	The [[platter]]s of such disks were generally not removable, which meant they also did not require exact alignment (if you did not care about being able to read the previous contents after a servicing).		The [[platter]]s of such disks were generally not removable, which meant they also did not require exact alignment (if you did not care about being able to read the previous contents after a servicing).

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Jnc: Link to mag

2018-04-14T19:10:31Z

Link to mag

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	'''Fixed-head disk'''s were [[disk]]s which had a separate [[head]], fixed in position, for each [[track]]. They were direct descendants of [[drum]]s, a prior [[secondary storage]] technology, which also had a head per track.		'''Fixed-head disk'''s were [[magnetic storage\|magnetic]] [[disk]]s which had a separate [[head]], fixed in position, for each [[track]]. They were direct descendants of [[drum]]s, a prior [[secondary storage]] technology, which also had a head per track.

	This avoided the delays involved in having the head(s) [[seek]] to the correct cylinder, and was also mechanically simpler, but did require more components.		This avoided the delays involved in having the head(s) [[seek]] to the correct cylinder, and was also mechanically simpler, but did require more components.

Jnc: Another advantage

2017-09-24T19:05:11Z

Another advantage

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	'''Fixed-head disk'''s were [[disk]]s which had a separate [[head]] for each [[track]]. They were direct descendants of [[drum]]s, a prior [[secondary storage]] technology, which also had a head per track.		'''Fixed-head disk'''s were [[disk]]s which had a separate [[head]], fixed in position, for each [[track]]. They were direct descendants of [[drum]]s, a prior [[secondary storage]] technology, which also had a head per track.

	This avoided the delays involved in having the head(s) [[seek]] to the correct cylinder, and was also mechanically simpler, but did require more components.		This avoided the delays involved in having the head(s) [[seek]] to the correct cylinder, and was also mechanically simpler, but did require more components.

	The [[platter]]s of such disks were generally not removable.		The [[platter]]s of such disks were generally not removable, which meant they also did not require exact alignment (if you did not care about being able to read the previous contents after a servicing).

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Jnc: link

2017-09-24T14:45:26Z

link

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	This avoided the delays involved in having the head(s) [[seek]] to the correct cylinder, and was also mechanically simpler, but did require more components.		This avoided the delays involved in having the head(s) [[seek]] to the correct cylinder, and was also mechanically simpler, but did require more components.

	The ~~platters~~ of such disks were generally not removable.		The [[platter]]s of such disks were generally not removable.

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Jnc: An OK start

2017-09-24T14:33:28Z

An OK start

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'''Fixed-head disk'''s were [[disk]]s which had a separate [[head]] for each [[track]]. They were direct descendants of [[drum]]s, a prior [[secondary storage]] technology, which also had a head per track.

This avoided the delays involved in having the head(s) [[seek]] to the correct cylinder, and was also mechanically simpler, but did require more components.

The platters of such disks were generally not removable.

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