Bernoulli drives were noted for their reliability, and they came in many different capacities. Unfortunately, the original Bernoulli cartridge system used huge media, measuring about 8″ x 11″ (210 x 275 mm).īernoulli Box II used a smaller cartridge along with a drive that fit in a standard 5-1/4″ bay.
SyQuest had established itself with a 44 MB 5-1/4″ cartridge drive system using the same 130mm platters found in hard drives.īy contrast, Bernoulli cartridges had a floppy disk spinning at 3,000 rpm, using the Bernoulli Principle to pull the disk’s surface toward the read-write head. Iomega had made a name for itself with its Bernoulli Box, a lower cost alternative to SyQuest drives with their hard disk platters. And then came removable media drives such as SyQuest, Bernoulli, and – perhaps best know of all – Zip. Then came floppy drives, followed by hard drives.
In the beginning, personal computers used cassette tape drives.
