Pertec 3202 Dual 8-inch Disk Drive

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The Pertec 3202 is a dual 8-inch floppy disk drive system produced by Pertec Computer Corporation.

Designed for use with the Altair 8800b, with case styling to match, it was compatible with any S-100 bus computer. Each disk provided a storage capacity of 310 KB.

The complete MITS 3202 Floppy Disk System included:

Two disk controller PCBs that connected to the S-100 bus
A dual-drive unit containing two Pertec FD-510 drives
A power supply
Two buffer/address/line driver PCBs

The Model 3202 housed its dual drives in a desktop cabinet, while the 3202R variant was designed for rack mounting.

Date : Unknown

Manufacturer : Pertec Computer Corporation

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Physical Description : Disk drive unit

This exhibit has a reference ID of CH40921. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.

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