Digital Magnetic Recording

By Albert S. Hoagland

Revised and updated, this self-contained introduction provides engineers and computer professionals with the basic tools, concepts and understanding of digital magnetic recording and data storage for disk and tape drives. Coverage includes a brief history of magnetic recording, an overview of alternative technologies including optical disk storage, a review of the relevant principles of magnetics, reading and recording data and major components including magnetic heads and storage media.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471401447
• ISBN13: 9780471401445
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 0.8" x 6.5"