General Information

Serial #

9108003

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ RUBBER WHEELS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

62.0 cm

Width

109.0 cm

Height

104.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Computing Technology

Category

Digital peripheral devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

IBM

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1965-1978

Canada

A CANADIAN PRODUCED (OR DISTRIBUTED) EXAMPLE OF AMERICAN DESIGNED TECHNOLOGY, USED AT A CANADIAN SECONDARYEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.

Function

AN AUXILIARY DATA STORAGE DEVICE USED FOR LARGE QUANTITY AND/OR LONG TERM STORAGE ON MAGNETIC DISK

Technical

INTRODUCED IN 1962 ALONG WITH DISK PACK, 1311 DISK STORAGE DRIVE'S FIRST HOSTS WERE IBM'S SMALLER COMPUTER SYSTEMS: 1401, 1440, 160, 1710. IT MET NEED FOR VERSATILE STORAGE & BECAME VERY INFLUENTIAL PRODUCT. IT OFFERED SOME OF ADVANTAGES OF BOTH TAPES & DISKS AT RELATIVELY LOW PRICE. DRIVE WITH MODULAR DISK-PACK STORAGE

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON FRONT READING 'IBM 1311/ DISK STORAGE DRIVE'

Missing

N/A

Finish

TEXTURED GREY PAINTED CASING WITH TEXTURED BLUE PAINTED FRONT & BACK/ TEXTURED LIGHT GREY PAINTED TOP & DISK HOLDER CASING, LATTER WITH TEXTURED OFF-WHITE PAINTED TOP & COLOURLESS, TRANSPARENT SYNTHETIC COVER/ BROWN & WHITE DISK IN BLACK & GREY COMPARTMENT/ BLACK WHEELS

Decoration

N/A