I found this Hard disk on display at a computer shop in holland.

note the 3.5" ide disk on the table, which probably has about 1000 times more capacity then this behemoth of a disk.
just looking at the construction of this disk, one comes to think of washing machines and tractors. everything is just as massive as it can be,
from the platter mounting screws (I have seen smaller on car hubs), the huge motor (bottom left of the device)
and the psu cooling fins, which looks suspiciously like the ones found on motorcycles. notice the serious vibration dampers
(visible in the enlarged frame). the sticker reads "approx. unit weight 39 KG", or about 86 pounds. the smaller sticker on the platter cover reads
"IBM ITALIA". unfortunately, i didn't ask the shopkeeper for more details on the disk (not my fault, it was sunday), so if any of you know any
further details on this stone-age storage device,when was it made, who used it and was was it's capacity, please drop a line.

later
NsHex


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