RK02/03 disk drive
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| RK02/RK03 | |
| Manufacturer: | Diablo Systems |
|---|---|
| Drive Controller(s): | RK8E (Omnibus) RK11-C (UNIBUS) |
| Capacity: | 1.22 Mbytes (RK02) 2.45 Mbytes (RK03) |
| Transfer Rate: | 22.2 μsec/word (RK02-RK11) 11.1 μsec/word (RK03-RK11) |
| Average Access Time: | 70 msec |
| Revolutions per Minute: | 1500 |
| 1/2 Revolution Time: | 20 msec |
| One Track Seek Time: | 15 msec |
| Average Seek Time: | 70 msec |
| Total Surfaces: | 2 |
| Tracks per Surface: | 203 (nominally 200, plus 3 spares) |
| Sectors per Track: | 16 (RK8E) 12 (RK11) |
| Words per Sector: | 128 (RK02-RK11) 256 (RK03-RK11) |
| Tracks per Inch: | 100 |
| Density: | 1100 bpi (RK02) 2200 bpi (RK03) |
| Recording Method: | Double Frequency |
| Physical Size: | 19" W x 10.5" H x 26.0" L |
| Weight: | 43 pounds (basic Diablo drive) |
The RK02 and RK03 were moving-head removable-pack magnetic storage disk drives, sold by DEC, but designed and manufactured by Diablo Systems. They were inspired by the IBM 2315 drive and pack.
The original RK02 (Diablo Model 30) was soon joined by the RK03 (Diablo Model 31), a double-density model which held twice as much data.
The pack contained a platter 14 inches in diameter, coated with iron oxide. Since the disk was hard sectored, platters used in the PDP-8 were physically incompatible with those used in the PDP-11, although the drives themselves were completely identical for both.
They were replaced by the DEC-manufactured RK05, which used the same packs.
