Plasmon PD2000e Optical Drive

The PD200e is an optical drive for DOS, Windows, OS/2 and Apple Macintosh computers.

Technical Specifications.

640MB of online storage on rewritable disks.
Look ahead read data cache of 256 KBytes.
Half height unit.
Fast sustainable data rate of 518 to 1141 Kbytes/sec with rewritable media, 600kbytes/sec CD-ROM.
Syncronous burst data rates of up to 5 Mbytes/sec.
UniversalAC supply operates from 100 to 240 volts.
Standard form/fit for internal mounting.

Date : 1995

Manufacturer : Panasonic

Physical Description : Optical Drive. User Manual. Software Manual. PD System User Guide. 12x3.5" disks containing drivers and software.

This exhibit has a reference ID of CH56480. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.