RP03 disk drive - Revision history

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{{Infobox Disk drive
| name = RP03

| controller = [[RP11 disk controller|RP11]] ([[UNIBUS]])
| capacity = 41 Mbytes
| transfer rate = 7.5 usec/word

| rpm = 2400
| revolution time = 12.5 msec
| one track seek = 7.5 msec
| average seek = 29 msec
| maximum seek = 55 msec
| surfaces = 20
| tracks = 406 (nominally 400 plus 6 spares; many systems used all 406, as reliability was high)
| sectors = 10
| words per sector = 256

| density = 2200 bpi (maximum)
| recording method = double frequency, [[NRZ]]
| physical size = 30" W x 40" H x 24" L
| weight = 315 pounds
| power consumption = 660 VA per phase (running); 3300 VA per phase(starting)
}}

The '''RP03''' was the successor to the earlier [[RP02 disk drive|RP02]] multi-[[platter]] large [[disk]] drive; the actual drive was produced by the Information Storage Systems (ISS) division of Sperry Univac, and [[OEM]]'d by [[DEC]].

A maximum of 8 drives were supported per controller.

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[[Category: DEC Disk Drives]]

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 {{Infobox Disk drive
 | name = RP03
 | manufacturer = Sperry Univac ISS (basic drive), [[Digital Equipment Corporation]] (electronics)
 | controller = [[RP10 disk controller|RP10]] ([[PDP-10]])<br>[[RP11 disk controller|RP11]] ([[UNIBUS]])
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 The '''RP03''' was the successor to the earlier [[RP02 disk drive|RP02]] multi-[[platter]] large [[disk]] drive, and the predecessor to the later [[RP04 disk drive|RP04]].
-The actual drive was produced by the Information Storage Systems (ISS) division of Sperry Univac (a model 715), and [[OEM]]'d by [[DEC]], who added interface [[electronic]]s.
+The actual drive was produced by the Information Storage Systems (ISS) division of [[Sperry Univac ]], a model 715, and [[OEM]]'d by [[DEC]], who added interface [[electronic]]s.
 A maximum of 8 drives were supported per [[device controller]].
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 ==External links==
 * [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/disc/rp02_rp03/RP03_ISS_715_Schematic.pdf Information Storage Systems schematics]
 [[Category: DEC Early Disk Drives]]
 [[Category: DEC Removable-pack Disks]]

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 * [[RP01 disk drive]]
 * [[RP02 disk drive]]
 ==External links==
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 * [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/disc/rp02_rp03/RP03_ISS_715_Schematic.pdf Information Storage Systems schematics]
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+[[Category: DEC Early Disk Drives]]
+[[Category: DEC Removable-pack Disks]]

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 * [https://t-lcarchive.org/sperry-rp03/ Sperry RP03]
 {{semi-stub}}
 [[Category: DEC Disk Drives]]

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 A maximum of 8 drives were supported per [[device controller]].
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 [[Category: DEC Disk Drives]]

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 The '''RP03''' was the successor to the earlier [[RP02 disk drive|RP02]] multi-[[platter]] large [[disk]] drive, and the predecessor to the later [[RP04 disk drive|RP04]].
-The actual drive was produced by the Information Storage Systems (ISS) division of Sperry Univac, and [[OEM]]'d by [[DEC]], who added interface [[electronic]]s.
+The actual drive was produced by the Information Storage Systems (ISS) division of Sperry Univac (a model 715), and [[OEM]]'d by [[DEC]], who added interface [[electronic]]s.
 A maximum of 8 drives were supported per [[device controller]].

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 | controller = [[RP11 disk controller|RP11]] ([[UNIBUS]])
 | capacity = 41 Mbytes
-| transfer rate = 7.5 usec/word
+| transfer rate = 7.5 μsec/word
 | average access time = 41.5 msec
 | rpm = 2400