This Seagate ST-4096 powered many of the first hard disk-equipped microcomputers in the late 1980s.

Of the thousands of hard drives we have reclaimed and recycled, this is one of a few of this type and vintage that we have ever seen.

These drives were used in some of the earliest microcomputers of the day. The disk platter is a very early 5.25" platter. This drive had several disk platters combined to hold 80 megabytes of data.

One of the attached pictures shows this drive compared to a current desktop computer's 3.5" drive.

Clock dial is the actual ferrite coated disk platter from this vintage hard drive. Age has not affected the disk platter in any way, it is pristine and quite stunning.

Black metal hour and minute clock hands tell the time, the second hand is brass.

The "read-write head" is still attached to the large (and heavy) actuator motor with all of its workings.

The base was a hard drive's former cover left in its original condition (with minor scratches.)

Accenting the base is a disk platter "separator ring" as well as the ribbon cable that was connected to its controller circuit board.

Artist signed and numbered "Certificate of Authenticity."

Approx. 5.5" wide by 10" tall.

Get one for the serious collector or become one with this rare clock.