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| manufacturer = [[Digital Equipment Corporation]]
 
| manufacturer = [[Digital Equipment Corporation]]
 
| year introduced = 1982
 
| year introduced = 1982
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| controller = [[Standard Disk Interconnect#SDI Family of DSA Products|all SDI controllers]]| capacity = 205 Mbytes (formatted)
| capacity = 205 Mbytes (formatted)
 
 
| transfer rate = 1.3 Mbytes/sec
 
| transfer rate = 1.3 Mbytes/sec
 
| average access time = 50 msec
 
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| average seek = 41.7 msec
 
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Citation from the combined DEC RA60/RA80/RA81 1982 sales brochure:
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''RA60 Disk - The Removable Media Solution <br>The RA60 is the industry's highest capacity and lowest price-per-megabyte rack mounted, removable media disk. With 205 megabytes of user formatted capacity, 615 megabytes are available in a 42-inch high cabinet - 50% more than any other removable media product. The RA60 provides 205 megabytes of removable media flexibility for $15,000.''
  
 
[[Image:open ra60.jpg|thumb|200px|right|An open RA60]]
 
[[Image:open ra60.jpg|thumb|200px|right|An open RA60]]
 
It's a removable disk.
 
  
 
= 4.3 BSD disktab =
 
= 4.3 BSD disktab =

Revision as of 08:38, 15 August 2023


RA60
Manufacturer: Digital Equipment Corporation
Year Introduced: 1982
Drive Controller(s): all SDI controllers
Capacity: 205 Mbytes (formatted)
Transfer Rate: 1.3 Mbytes/sec
Average Access Time: 50 msec
Revolutions per Minute: 3600 1/min
One Track Seek Time: 6.7 msec
Average Seek Time: 41.7 msec


Citation from the combined DEC RA60/RA80/RA81 1982 sales brochure:

RA60 Disk - The Removable Media Solution
The RA60 is the industry's highest capacity and lowest price-per-megabyte rack mounted, removable media disk. With 205 megabytes of user formatted capacity, 615 megabytes are available in a 42-inch high cabinet - 50% more than any other removable media product. The RA60 provides 205 megabytes of removable media flexibility for $15,000.

An open RA60

4.3 BSD disktab

ra60|RA60|DEC RA60 Removable:\
    :ty=removable:ns#42:nt#4:nc#2382:\
    :pa#15884:ba#8192:fa#1024:\
    :pb#33440:pc#400176:\
    :pg#82080:bg#4096:fg#512:\
    :ph#268772:bh#4096:fh#1024: