Microcomputer Peripheral, Model MCD-1 Micro Cassette Disk Drive
date: label: date made
content: 1972
notes: label: Description
content: This unusual disk drive & cassette was patented in 1974 by Marcell Jánosi, chief design engineer for the Budapest Radio Technology Factory (BRG). Instead of being driven through a large hole in the middle, the foil containing the data was attached to a central hard core, enabling the more precise positioning of the data and thus increased storage capacity. This simpler rotating mechanism also enabled the development of a smaller drive. The disc was designed to fit into the pocket of a man’s shirt, and the driver was designed to fit into the pocket of a suit jacket.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Hungary
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Computers
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Laszlo Kutor
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2010.0209.1
label: accession number
content: 2010.0209
label: catalog number
content: 2010.0209.1
objectType: label: Object Name
content: disk drive
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 in x 3 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in; 5.08 cm x 8.89 cm x 13.97 cm