HDD Autopark feature

[Guest]

Harddisk drives have autopark feature since... (year)

 

[fzabkar]

... early 1990s.

 

[Kursun]

I don't know the date but as far as I remember in the early days autopark was not automatic. You used to use a parking software advised to be run whenever you planned to move the computer.

 

[fzabkar]

ftp://ftp.seagate.com/techsuppt/mfm/

ftp://ftp.seagate.com/techsuppt/mfm/st251.txt

"LANDING ZONE (cyl)________________________AUTO PARK"

"Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications. (6/26/90) "

 

[Guest]

Best answer selected by youkoso.