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Kalok Octagon KL-320
Country of Origin: USA
Introduced: 1987
Interface: ST-412 (MFM nominal)
Capacity: 20MB
Form: 3.5 HH (1")
CHS: 612 / 4 / 17
LZN: 615
WPC: 65535
Track-track: 11.7ms
Linear access: 31.3ms
Random access: 52.0ms
Rotational: 3600RPM
Media: Ferrous, inline TF heads
Disks: 2
Actuation: Rotary band swingarm stepper
Feedback: None
Lift/Lock/Park: None
Brake: Dynamic
Service life: Unknown
Related models: KL-330 (RLL)
Failures: Media
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My thoughts:
This is one of my favorite drives from one of my favorite manufacturers. This is a fairly midrange drive for it's time, it was affordable and reasonably quick, albeit noisy. They were certainly less than the most reliable drives ever made, but I absolutely adore Kalok for how long they held on to the exact same chassis. From 1987 until their closure in 1994, this exact same chassis was in production as both the Octagon and Octagon II, and pushed the rotary band stepper to it's absolute limits at 120MB. But it all started here: A loose copy of the Kyocera KC-20B with some board-level cost reductions and a faster seek time.
6 сен 2024