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    How Disk Drives Work
    How Disk Drives Work
    How Disk Drives Work
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    How Disk Drives Work

    By Robert Stetson

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    Ever wonder what goes on inside of your computer? You might be surprised to discover that it’s not as complicated as you think.
    I will explain in plain English how the computer works, from the software right on down through the actual hardware. It’s not as magical as you think.
    The only complex thing about the computer is the jargon we have created to keep the rest of the people from having any idea how it all works.
    Here it all is in plain English.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXinXii
    Release dateFeb 16, 2014
    ISBN9781301880218
    How Disk Drives Work
    Author

    Robert Stetson

    I am a retired person living in Massachusetts. My background is extremely diverse. I have worked a Computer Systems Design Engineer, an Auxiliary Police Officer, and many other jobs. I have been a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer working for 3 different fortune 500 companies, served as a representative at ANSI, ECMA and other standards organizations.. I was/am a licensed Private Detective in two states, a Licensed Real Estate Broker and now write as my full time occupation in books on a variety of fact and fictional topics.

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      How Disk Drives Work - Robert Stetson

      Introduction

      My objective here is to give you a feeling of understanding, not to make you an expert in the technology.

      If you think there should be a lot more pages here, then I will agree that there could have been.

      Once you strip away all the mumbo jumbo this is how many pages remain. I didn’t fill it with a lot of fluff.

      So, here it is in plain English.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      CHAPTER 1 MAGNETIC DISK DRIVES

      CHAPTER 2 THE HARDWARE

      MAGNETIC DISK DRIVES

      FLOPPY DISK DRIVE

      RIDGED DISK DRIVE

      CHAPTER 3 THE SOFTWARE

      (DOS) DISK OPERATING SYSTEM

      COMMAND LINE

      CHAPTER 4 CONTROLING A DISK DRIVE

      CHAPTER 5 THEY ONLY SEEM MAGICAL

      CHAPTER 1 MAGNETIC DISK DRIVES

      The first thing you notice with regard to disk drives is the spelling of the word disc. Having been an Engineer in the disk drive industry since 1980 and served on ANSI (American National Standards Association), ECMA (European Computer Manufacturer’s Association) and as a Senior Member of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), I can tell you that we standardized the name disk to be spelled with

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