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Everything about Microdrive
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 R. Albrecht at the Almaden Research Center in San Jose. A team of engineers and designers at IBM's Fujisawa, Japan facility helped make the creation of the drive possible. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: MicrodriveA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Robotic multi-probe single-actuator inchworm neural microdriveInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Programacion Del Interface 1 Y Microdrive/Interface and Microdrive ProgrammingThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Miniature motorized microdrive and commutator system for chronic neural recording in small animalsCited 167 times
- Go sideways: CompactFlashA closely related topic
- Go sideways: History of hard disk drivesA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A miniature hard disk.
Noun An early computer storage system using cartridges of looped tape.
Noun A device for inserting microelectrodes into the brain.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Miniature motorized microdrive and commutator system for chronic neural recording in small animals
A Large-Scale Semi-Chronic Microdrive Recording System for Non-Human Primates
Semi-Chronic Motorized Microdrive and Control Algorithm for Autonomously Isolating and Maintaining Optimal Extracellular Action Potentials
Metal microdrive and head cap system for silicon probe recovery in freely moving rodent
Large-Scale Chronically Implantable Precision Motorized Microdrive Array for Freely Behaving Animals
A microdrive for use with glass or metal microelectrodes in recording from freely-moving rats
A Multi-Channel, Implantable Microdrive System for Use With Sharp, Ultra-Fine “Reitboeck” Microelectrodes
A split microdrive for simultaneous multi-electrode recordings from two brain areas in awake small animals
🆕 Influential since 2022
Robotic multi-probe single-actuator inchworm neural microdrive
Using camera-guided electrode microdrive navigation for precise 3D targeting of macaque brain sites
Three-dimensional-printed headcap with embedded microdrive system for customizable multi-region brain recordings with neural probes
Sex-Dependent Effects of Chronic Microdrive Implantation on Acquisition of Trace Eyeblink Conditioning
DEVELOPMENT OF A MICRODRIVE MODEL FOR A BIOMEDICAL ELECTRONIC PIPETTE BASED ON A CORELESS MOTOR
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Programacion Del Interface 1 Y Microdrive/Interface and Microdrive ProgrammingAgustin Nunez Castain · 1985
Master your ZX MicrodriveAndrew Pennell · 1983- 📕Spectrum mikroasemaAndrew Pennell, Lauri Keränen · 1984
- 📕25 programs for the Sinclair ZX microdrivePaul Stanley · 1984
Make the Most of Your ZX MicrodriveIan Robertson Sinclair · 1984- 📕The companion to the Sinclair ZX microdrive and interfacesStuart Cooke · 1984
Spectrum micro drive bookIan Logan · 1983
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