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Odd HD Platter Dimensions

dac7nco

dac7nco

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Hello,

I haven't thought of this for many years, but I was going through some old boxes, and I found a few things: A full-height 5.25" Micropolis SCSI HD of mine (As I recall, from their "A/V" series) of about 300MB, and a 14" removable HD platter-stack (which is gorgeous, BTW).

I was wondering when the last time any of you might've known of anything larger than 3.5".
I got curious about the Micropolis, and it actually spins-up. I can't try the 14" stack, as I don't have the 300lb washing machine, nor a VAX, nor 240v 3-phase outlets in the house.

Thanks,
Daimon
 
To recollection even the 20MB hardrive that came in my 8088 computer circa 1985 was a 5.25" drive, albeit quite tall (thick)...maybe on the order of 1.5" if not 2".

The physically largest media that I have used were those 8" floppies. Lightyears behind what you can put on a $10 4GB camera card.
 
"Idontcare" - yeah, that's what I meant about this Micropolis HD; "Full-Height" used to mean 2-bays tall, i.e. standard.

"ilkhan" - a d.o.b. of 1968 is no longer old... and I can now get into some of the crazy crap drooled over on this site... I'll take the age. 🙂

Daimon
 
I have one of those old Micrapolis drives too. Makes a good door stop. Mine has an ESDI interace and is smaller. I should take some pix. It's literally a doorstop! :laugh:
 
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