IBM drum storage
In addition to the drums used as main memory by IBM, e.g., IBM 305, IBM 650, IBM offered drum devices as secondary storage for the 700/7000 series and System/360 series of computers.
IBM 731
[edit]The IBM 731 is a discontinued storage unit used on the IBM 701.[1] It has a storage capacity of 2,048 36-bit words (9,216 8-bit bytes).
IBM 732
[edit]The IBM 732 is a discontinued storage unit used on the IBM 702.[2] It has a storage capacity of 60,000 6-bit characters (45,000 8-bit bytes).
IBM 733
[edit]The IBM 733 is a discontinued storage unit used on the IBM 704[3] and IBM 709. It has a storage capacity of 8192 36-bit words (36,864 8-bit bytes).
IBM 734
[edit]The IBM 734 is a discontinued storage unit used on the IBM 705[4] It has a storage capacity of 60,000 6-bit characters (45,000 8-bit bytes).
IBM 7320
[edit]The IBM 7320 is a discontinued storage unit manufactured by IBM announced on December 10, 1962[5] for the IBM 7090 and 7094 computer systems, was retained for the earliest System/360 systems as a count key data device, and was discontinued in 1965. The 7320 is a vertically mounted head-per-track device with 449 tracks, 400 data tracks, 40 alternate tracks, and 9 clock/format tracks. The rotational speed is 3,490 rpm, so the average rotational delay is 8.6 milliseconds.[6]
Attachment to a 709x system is through an IBM 7909 Data Channel and an IBM 7631 File Control unit, which can attach up to five random-access storage units, a mix of 7320 and 1301 DASD. One or two 7631 controllers can attach to a computer system, but the system can still attach only a total of five DASD. When used with a 709x, a track holds 2,796 6-bit characters, and a 7320 unit holds 1,118,400 characters. Data transfer rate is 202,800 characters per second.[6]
The 7320 attaches to a System/360 through a channel and an 2841 Storage Control unit. Each 2841 can attach up to eight 7320 devices. When used with System/360, a track holds 2,081 8-bit bytes, and a 7320 unit holds 878,000 bytes. Data transfer rate is 135,000 bytes per second.[7]
The 7320 was superseded by the IBM 2301 in mid-1966.[8][9]
IBM 2301
[edit]The IBM 2301 is a magnetic drum storage device introduced in the late 1960s to "provide large capacity, direct access storage for IBM System/360 Models 65, 67, 75, or 85." The vertically mounted drum rotates at around 3,500 revolutions per minute, and has a head-per-track access mechanism and a capacity of 4 MB. The 2301 has 800 physical tracks; four physical tracks make up one logical track which is read or written as a unit. The 200 logical tracks have 20,483 bytes each. The average access time is 8.6 ms, and the data transfer rate is 1,200,000 bytes per second. The 2301 attaches to a System/360 via a selector channel and an IBM 2820 Storage Control Unit, which can control up to four 2301 units.[10]
IBM 2303
[edit]The IBM 2303 is a magnetic drum storage device with the same physical specifications as the IBM 2301. The difference is that the 2303 reads and writes one physical track at a time, rather than the four in the 2301, reducing the data transfer rate to 312,500 bytes per second. The 2303 attaches to System/360 through a channel and an IBM 2841 Storage Control Unit, which can attach up to two 2303 units.[11]
See also
[edit]- Drum memory: Drums used as main memory
References
[edit]- ^ Principles Of Operation Type 701 and Associated Equipment (PDF). IBM Corporation. 1953. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ^ Type 702 Preliminary Manual Of Instruction (PDF). IBM Corporation. 1954. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ^ IBM 704 electronic data-processing machine (PDF). IBM Corporation. 1955. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ^ 705 Data Processing System Reference Manual (PDF). 1959. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ^ IBM Corporation. "DPD chronology". IBM Archives. Retrieved Dec 6, 2019.
- ^ a b IBM 7320 Drum Storage (PDF). 7090/7094 Data Processing Systems. IBM Corporation. 1962.
- ^ "IBM 7320 Drum Storage" (PDF). IBM System/360 Component Descriptions - 2841 Storage Control Unit, 2302 Disk Storage, Models 3 and 4, 2311 Disk Storage Drive, 2321 Data Cell Drive, Model 1, 7320 Drum Storage (PDF). Systems Reference Library (First ed.). IBM. p. 41. A26-5988-0. Retrieved Dec 6, 2019.
The drum is divided into 400 data tracks; each track has a read/write head and may contain up to 2,081 bytes of data. The maximum data transfer rate is 135 thousand bytes per second.
- ^ Pugh, Emerson W.; Johnson, Lyle R.; Palmer, John H. (1991). IBM's 360 and Early 370 Systems. MIT Press. p. 272. ISBN 0-262-16123-0.
- ^ Office of Naval Research (October 1964). "IBM System 360". Digital Computer Newsletter. 16 (4). Office of Naval Research - Mathematical Sciences Division: 7–8. Retrieved Dec 6, 2019.
- ^ "IBM 2301 Drum Storage" (PDF). IBM System/360 Component Descriptions -- 2820 Storage Control and 2301 Drum Storage (PDF). Systems Reference Library (Third ed.). IBM Corporation. September 1968. pp. 30–31. A22-6895-2. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ "IBM 2303 Drum Storage" (PDF). IBM System/360 Component Descriptions - 2841 and Associated DASD (PDF). Systems Reference Library (Eighth ed.). IBM Corporation. December 1969. pp. 74–76. GA26-5988-7. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
Storage capacity: 3.913 million bytes. High speed accessibility: Rotational Delay Only: average 8.6ms. Fast data transfer to the processor: 303,800 bytes per second.
