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One-inch hard disk format by IBM and Hitachi
The Microdrive was a miniature, one-inch hard disk drive released in 1998 by IBM. The idea was originally created in 1992 by Timothy J. Riley and Thomas
Microdrive
Data storage cartridge format
The ZX Microdrive is a magnetic-tape data storage system launched in July 1983 by Sinclair Research for its ZX Spectrum home computer. It was proposed
ZX_Microdrive
Topics referred to by the same term
The Microdrive is a miniature hard disk drive device in the CompactFlash II format from the late 1990s, originally developed by IBM. Microdrive may also
Microdrive_(disambiguation)
Hard disk drive introduced by Hewlett-Packard on June 9th, 1992
study in the book The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen. Microdrive - A 1-inch hard disk drive produced by IBM and Hitachi, released in 1999
HP_Kittyhawk
Personal computer by Sinclair Research
non-standard Microdrive and uncomfortable keyboard did not endear it to the business market. Clive Sinclair later maintained that the Microdrive was "a marvellous
Sinclair_QL
Memory card format
SmartMedia (SSFDC). However, CF did switch to NAND type memory later. The IBM Microdrive format, later made by Hitachi, implements the CF Type II interface, but
CompactFlash
Notebook computer from Psion
expansion port for a CompactFlash (CF) II device such as the Hitachi Microdrive. It also has a PC Card expansion port supporting flash storage, compact
Psion_Series_7
British consumer electronics company
Sinclair instead opted to offer its own mass storage system, the ZX Microdrive, a tape-loop cartridge system that proved unreliable. This was also the
Sinclair_Research
1982 home computer
and expansion connectors, making it impossible to connect and use the Microdrive units. Production of the +3 was discontinued in December 1990, reportedly
ZX_Spectrum
Digital audio player by Apple Computer
generation but the silver model remained unchanged. The iPod Mini uses Microdrive hard drives (CompactFlash II) made by Hitachi and Seagate. First generation
IPod_Mini
Electronic data storage device
miniaturized rotating disk memory devices such as the Microdrive, PocketZip and Dataplay. The Microdrive had higher capacities than memory cards at the time
Memory_card
Magnetic tape peripheral for the ZX Spectrum
tape. It was intended to compete with Sinclair's ZX Interface 1 and ZX Microdrive. The Wafadrive comprises two continuous loop stringy floppy tape drives
Rotronics_Wafadrive
HP Kittyhawk microdrive, introduced in June 1992. 42.8 mm × 5 mm × 36.4 mm. This form factor was introduced in 1999, as IBM's Microdrive to fit inside
List of disk drive form factors
List_of_disk_drive_form_factors
Peripheral for the ZX Spectrum
revised before launch to also act as the controller for up to eight ZX Microdrive high-speed tape-loop cartridge drives. It also included a DE-9 RS-232
ZX_Interface_1
QDOS, SuperBASIC CPU 68008 @ 7.5 MHz Memory 128 KB + 512 KB Storage 2× Microdrive, 20 MB hard disk (Thor 2WF) Removable storage 3.5-inch floppy drives Display
CST_Thor
2008 APS-C digital single-lens reflex camera
previous model. It is also the final Canon xxD to use a CompactFlash or Microdrive for memory storage, along with the BP-511 series battery. The 50D has
Canon_EOS_50D
Palm OS personal digital assistant
the device low enough for consumer purchase. For this reason, a 4 GB microdrive hard disk drive was selected for the task. It featured a separate data
LifeDrive
2002 APS-C digital single-lens reflex camera
CompactFlash cards Type I and Type II, including IBM (and Hitachi's) MicroDrive hard drives up to 4 GB. Firmware v2.0 is required for body to recognize
Nikon_D100
Japanese academic
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Kenichi_Ohmae
more serious users. While Sinclair's response, the ZX Interface 1 and ZX Microdrive, was very cheap and technologically innovative, it was also rather limited
Miles_Gordon_Technology
Discontinued brand of Sony cameras
PocketZip) disk technology List of digital camera brands Memory card Microdrive "1980-83 (subsection: SONY MAVICA ELECTRONIC CAMERA - 1981)". Archived
Sony_Mavica
Microdrive digital audio player
The TrekStor Vibez is a microdrive digital audio player released on November 15, 2006. It is available in 8 GB and 12 GB capacities. Flash versions of
TrekStor_Vibez
Brand of wand vibrator
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Hitachi_Magic_Wand
Observation tower in Osaka, Japan
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Tsūtenkaku
Data storage device
primarily for use by students. Glossary of computer hardware terms Memristor Microdrive Nonvolatile BIOS memory Sneakernet USB dead drop USB Flash Drive Alliance
USB_flash_drive
American manufacturer
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Sullair
Line of portable media players by Apple (2001–2022)
4200 rpm with ZIF connectors) made by Toshiba iPod Mini 25.4 mm (1 in) Microdrive by Hitachi and Seagate iPod Nano Flash memory from Samsung, Toshiba, and
IPod
Electro-mechanical data storage device
recovery control Hard disk drive performance characteristics Hybrid drive Microdrive Network drive (file server, shared resource) Object storage Write precompensation
Hard_disk_drive
Data storage device
dedicated tape drives, such as the professional DECtape and the home ZX Microdrive and Rotronics Wafadrive, were also designed for inexpensive data storage
Tape_drive
Decade of the Gregorian calendar (1990–1999)
the late 1990s and early 2000s. IBM introduces the 1-inch (25 mm) wide Microdrive hard drive in 170 MB and 340 MB capacities. Apple Computer in 1998 introduces
1990s
Sinclair Research launched the ZX Microdrive, copiers were developed to copy programs from audio tape to microdrive tapes, and later on diskettes. Best
ZX_Spectrum_software
Personal computer
1997 MicroDrive Cambridge International Software 1990 MicroDrive Extra Courses U.S.A. (expansion) Cambridge International Software 1991 MicroDrive World
Acorn_Archimedes
Range of digital audio players
MuVo line. Nomad Jukebox - Players that used laptop hard drives, and microdrives in later models. The brand evolved into the Zen line. These models appear
Creative_Nomad
Office skyscraper in Singapore
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Collyer_Quay_Centre
Japanese multinational engineering and electronics company
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Hitachi
British engineer
21 January 2001) was a British engineer who worked on Sinclair's ZX Microdrives. Authors Ian Adamson and Richard Kennedy, in their book Sinclair and
Ben_Cheese
Personal computer for mobile use
support even smaller 1.8-inch HDDs, and a very small number used 1" Microdrives. As of 2025, HDDs are essentially extinct in new laptops – although very
Laptop
2000 APS-C digital single-lens reflex camera
in 1 EV steps Storage media CompactFlash (CF) (Type I or Type II) and MicroDrive (MD) Focusing Focus modes One-shot, AI-Servo, AI-Focus, Manual Focus areas
Canon_EOS_D30
Camera model
Storage media Memory Stick (PRO), CompactFlash (CF) (Type I or Type II), Microdrive Focusing Focus modes Single, Monitor, Continuous Focus areas Multi-point
Sony_Cyber-shot_DSC-R1
hard drive with the CompactFlash Type II form factor, much like IBM's Microdrive. Unlike Sony and Hitachi and allegedly GS Magicstor branded drives, Seagate
Seagate_ST1
Line of digital audio players
with a 5GB drive at first and then a 6 GB drive later as the price of Microdrives fell. This was followed by the 2.5 GB ce2100 (black) and ce2110 (light
Rio_Carbon
flash card readers (SD/MultiMedia Card, CompactFlash Type I/Type II, Microdrive, Memory Stick PRO Duo) and a chrome colored trim. In terms of hardware
PlayStation_3_models
Series of pocket cPCs, PDAs and smartphones
for a CompactFlash Ethernet device, IDE storage devices such as the IBM Microdrive and the Lucent WaveLAN/IEEE 802.11 Wifi device were also available. An
IPAQ
1986 video game
incomplete version has since been leaked from a collection of Townsend's ZX Microdrive disk files. The arcade version was later included in Capcom Classics Collection
Trojan_(video_game)
unusual choice of storage device. It was shipped with two integrated microdrives, a continuous loop tape system intended to have performance sitting somewhere
History_of_personal_computers
Camera that captures photographs or video in digital format
and/or file offload. A few cameras used other removable storage such as Microdrives (very small hard disk drives), CD single (185 MB), and 3.5" floppy disks
Digital_camera
Series Of PDAs Produced Between 1993 And 2008
it only had 16 MB of flash memory yet gained an internal 4 GB Hitachi Microdrive, a USB Host port, and "lost" the serial port (in some cases the components
Sharp_Zaurus
Gaming generation from 2005 to 2017
0 compliant HDD or SSD). Memory Stick, SD, & Type I/II CompactFlash / Microdrive* USB mass storage Cloud storage (2GB) (PlayStation Plus subscription required)
Seventh generation of video game consoles
Seventh_generation_of_video_game_consoles
Computer data storage systems
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Virtual_Storage_Platform
Flash memory card format
without requiring an NDA or paid membership. Comparison of memory cards Microdrive Universal Flash Storage The necessary recording and playback speed class
SD_card
Dialect of the programming language BASIC
used for the ZX Microdrive. (The shadow ROM was paged when the BASIC interpreter detected a syntax error, which is why most ZX Microdrive commands use a
Sinclair_BASIC
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Hitachi_eBworx
Technology company
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Hitachi_Energy
Data storage technologies that use magnetic tape
Floppy 1981: IBM PC Cassette Interface 1983: Sinclair ZX Microdrive 1984: Sinclair QL Microdrive 1984: Rotronics Wafadrive 1984: IBM 3480 cartridge 1984:
Magnetic-tape_data_storage
British railway company
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Agility_Trains
Early type of computer external data storage
in ferromagnetic layer Rotronics Wafadrive, 1984 endless tape drive ZX Microdrive, 1983 endless tape drive Pär Rittsel (2002), Valsen inledde skivans historia
Carousel_memory
Type of magnetic tape cartridge
machines 1971: HiPac, 1975: Ponkey, reused the HiPac cartridge 1983: ZX Microdrive Data Cartridge and tape drive – for data storage and backup ~1985: Bandai
Endless_tape_cartridge
but achieved limited success, e.g. HP 1.3-inch Kittyhawk, IBM 1-inch Microdrive, etc. In 2001, the HDD industry experienced its first ever decline in
History_of_hard_disk_drives
Electric charge generated in certain solids due to mechanical stress
polymer films: Fabrication, properties and applications Piezo motor based microdrive for neural signal recording Research on new Piezoelectric materials Piezo
Piezoelectricity
Interface for small hard drives
standardize connections for small form factor hard disk drives such as 1-inch Microdrives. The standard is maintained by the CE-ATA Workgroup. The CE-ATA Specification
CE-ATA
Line of computer hard disk drives
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Deskstar
Camera model
first supports xD-Picture Card, the other supports Compact Flash Type II Microdrives up to 2GB. Some Compact Flash memory cards will not work. Fujifilm made
Fujifilm_FinePix_S7000
Magnetic tape storage format
as "Entrepo" in 1983. The ESF was sold via mail order into 1986 by A&J Microdrive. The Exatron system used a continuous-loop (similar to an 8-track cartridge)
Exatron_Stringy_Floppy
Japanese semiconductor manufacturer
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Renesas_Electronics
Camera model
in 1 EV steps Storage media CompactFlash(CF) (Type I or Type II) and Microdrive(MD) Focusing Focus modes One-shot, Continuous, Manual Focus areas 1 point
Sigma_SD9
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Hitachi_T.2
Magnetic disk drive recording technology
Drives began shipping in late April 2006. Hitachi announced a 20 GB Microdrive. Hitachi's first laptop drive (2.5-inch) based on perpendicular recording
Perpendicular_recording
Instruction set architecture by Hitachi
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SuperH
Fujifilm DSLR camera released in 2006
speed 100-3200 Storage media CompactFlash (Type I or Type II) or Hitachi Microdrive Focusing Focus modes Instant single-servo AF (S), continuous-servo AF
FinePix_S5_Pro
Computer storage device manufacturer
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HGST
Director and Chairman of TEPCO in Japan
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Takashi Kawamura (businessman)
Takashi_Kawamura_(businessman)
Multinational rolling stock manufacturer
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Hitachi_Rail_Italy
Japanese football club
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Kashiwa_Reysol
American business executive
companies such as Goodyear, Exide Technologies, Luminar Technologies, microDrive, and First Move Capital. Additionally, he serves on the boards of the
Joseph_R._Hinrichs
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Hitachi_SR8000
American nuclear technology company
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GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy
GE_Vernova_Hitachi_Nuclear_Energy
Canadian neurophysiologist (1926–2013)
microelectrode out of Stoner-Mudge lacquer and tungsten, and the modern hydraulic microdrive, which he had to learn basic machinist skills to produce. In 1958, Hubel
David_H._Hubel
Mobile operating system
contents of storage memory to be lost. Some later Palms use NVRAM or microdrive for storage. Memo Pad can hold notes of up to 4,000 characters each; the
Palm_OS
Typing tutor software
Superbasic Compiler and released on Sinclair Microdrive cartridges for the Sinclair QL computer. Microdrive cartridges were small cartridges similar to
Touch_Typist_Typing_Tutor
2005 APS-C digital single-lens reflex camera
power on times (0.2 seconds) Compact Flash type II capability (includes microdrives) 14 (JPEG) or 4 (raw) frames continuous shooting buffer Smaller and lighter
Canon_EOS_350D
Magnetic tape-based format meant for the distribution of digital HD movies
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D-VHS
Computer storage media
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LS-R
Camera model
size) Film speed 100–6400 Storage media CompactFlash (CF) Type I (Not microdrive or CF Type II) Focusing Focus modes Single AF, Continuous AF (with AF
Sigma_SD1
Family of rail rolling stock manufactured by Hitachi
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Hitachi_A-train
Block cipher
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M6_(cipher)
1985 video game
finished version of the map and screen layouts was created but was lost in a Microdrive crash and the maps and screens had to be recreated from scratch. He claims
Nodes_of_Yesod
Workstation synthesizer
programs, sequences, and other Triton-compatible files. CompactFlash and microdrive cards up to 8 GB were supported, negating the need to sample directly
Korg_Triton
Japanese manufacturer
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Clarion_(company)
Japanese businessman and philanthropist
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Namihei_Odaira
Portable device capable of storing and playing digital media
also used by Archos. Later players in the Creative NOMAD range used microdrives rather than laptop drives. In October 2000, South Korean software company
Portable_media_player
160GB or 250GB), combined with a reader of CompactFlash Type I and II, Microdrive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital, and SmartMedia
Western_Digital_Media_Center
Camera model
speed 50–400 Storage media CompactFlash (CF) (Type I or Type II) and MicroDrive (MD) Focusing Focus modes One-shot, AI Servo, AI-Focus, Manual Focus areas
Canon_PowerShot_Pro1
Computer accessory
£119 in 2025) and had the capability of saving data to cassette tape, ZX Microdrive, Opus Discovery (an external 3.5 inch disk drive) or Technology Research
Multiface
Global auto parts supplier
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Astemo
Japanese multinational electronics company
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Johnson_Controls_Hitachi
Text adventure creation kit
patch to Crash magazine which allowed the Spectrum version to save to a Microdrive. This was published in the September 1986 edition The Quill only allowed
The_Quill_(software)
2007 APS-C digital single-lens reflex camera
extended mode Storage media CompactFlash(CF) (Type I or Type II) and MicroDrive(MD) Focusing Focus modes One-shot, Continuous, Manual Focus areas 5 points
Sigma_SD14
91. It was functionally similar to the ZX Interface 1, but instead of Microdrives it supported single-density or double-density floppy disks. The HC 90
List_of_ZX_Spectrum_clones
Camera model
3200, and Auto Storage media CompactFlash (CF) (Type I or Type II) or Microdrive Focusing Focus modes Single-Shot, Continuous, Auto, Manual Focus areas
Konica_Minolta_Maxxum_5D
Class of microcomputers
for the TRS-80 and some others. A closely related technology was the ZX Microdrive, developed by Sinclair Research in the UK, for their ZX Spectrum and QL
Home_computer
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