large disk platters?

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From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Thu Feb 20 17:29:01 2003

> To my knowledge the largest hard drive platter was 24".

Platters of at least 36" diameter have been made; they were used
on ILLIAC IV.

However, 14-inch platters and disk packs far outsold all the larger
sizes combined.
Received on Thu Feb 20 2003 - 17:29:01 GMT

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