microdrive

Noun

Meaning

(computing) A miniature hard disk.

(computing, historical) An early computer storage system using cartridges of looped tape.

A device for inserting microelectrodes into the brain.

Examples

IBM Japan has today posted its own Microdrive compatibility chart for both MK 1 (170 MB / 340 MB) and MK 2 (512 MB / 1 GB) Microdrive Compact Flash Type II storage cards. Source: Internet

Sinclair's persistence with the non-standard Microdrive and uncomfortable keyboard did not endear it to the business market; coupled with the machine's resemblance to a ZX Spectrum+, they led many to perceive the QL as something akin to a toy. Source: Internet

This form factor was introduced in 1999 as IBM 's Microdrive to fit inside a CF Type II slot. Source: Internet

Two built-in Microdrive tape-loop cartridge drives provided mass storage, in place of the more expensive floppy disk drives found on similar systems of the era. Source: Internet

Microdrive can solve my problem of having to download photos multiple times, while continuing to shoot," said Court Mast, president of Mast Photography Corp., and former freelancer for Associated Press and Reuter News Pictures. Source: Internet

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