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1.44-MB diskette drive specifications

Specification

Value

Dimensions

 

Height

12.7 mm (0.5 in)

Width

96 mm (3.8 in)

Depth

130 mm (5.1 in)

LEDs (front panel)

Green = On

Read/write capacity per diskette

 

High density

1.44 MB

Low density

720 KB

Drives supported

1

Drive height

One-third height

Drive rotation

300 rpm

Transfer rate

 

High

500 Kb/s

Low

250 Kb/s

Bytes/sector

512

Sectors per track (high/low)

18/9

Tracks per side (high/low)

80/80

Access times

 

Track-to-track (high/low)

3 ms/6 ms

Average (high/low)

169 ms/94 ms

Setting time

15 ms

Latency average

100 ms

Cylinders (high/low)

80/80

Read/write heads

2