Secondary storage | Floppy Disks
Technical features| Uses

Floppy disks - LS-120 "Super-Disk"

• Introduced 1997.
• Up to 120MB per diskette
• Equivalent of 83 regular floppy diskettes
• Reads and writes SuperDisk™ Diskettes, as well as standard 3.5" high-density and double-density diskettes
• Parallel port configuration offers easy portability
• Imation SuperDisk™ Drive moves files up to five times faster than conventional floppy drives
• SuperDisk™ LS-120 technology was developed to replace the 1.44MB drive by a group of global manufacturers-not a single company including;
  OR Technology, Imation, Compaq and Matsushita.

Technical features

• Data seek time: 25 ms (track to track) 70ms (Average), 41.67ms(latency avg)
• Data transfer rate: 290Kb/s (120MB), 55Kb/sec (1.44MB), 28Kb/sec (720MB)
• Disk size: 90mm (3.5mm)

• Bytes/sector: 512
• Tracks/side: 1736
• Zones/side: 55
• Data capacity: 120MB
• (1998, Nov) Superdisk

Uses

• Conserve valuable hard drive space
• Download and store massive Internet and multimedia files
• Archive critical data for extended storage
• Keep infrequently used programs in near-line storage
• Store sensitive information off-line
• Consolidate multiple 3.5" diskettes
• Free valuable network server space

Practical applications for notebook and laptop PCs

• Transport large files-including presentations, video files and
• interactive training materials-from the office to a laptop on a
• single diskette
• Save valuable space on your laptop's hard drive
• Download and store Internet files
• Backup critical data while off the network

Practical applications for a home computer

• Save space on your hard drive
• Download and store massive Internet and multimedia files
• Work on files at home-then transport them to the office
• Archive old files for extended storage
• Keep infrequently used programs in near-line storage
• Store sensitive information-such as financial data-off-line
• Consolidate multiple 3.5" diskettes