EdS
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One head serves 50 platters. 24 inch platters. 20 tracks to the inch.
You might have seen this classic photo as described by Ken Shirriff
See also
IBM Archives: IBM 350 disk storage unit
and for some archive footage and photos with explanation, from the CHM:
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Is the original data available in any place? I have tried to find it to know which information was recovered but I didn’t find anything.
EdS
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I think you’d need to contact the CHM. If you look like a researcher they will probably give you access to materials.
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