The IBM 2321 Data Cell is a discontinued direct access storage device (DASD) for the IBM System/360, announced along with System/360 in April 1964. It holds up to 400 megabytes of data, with an access time of 95 milliseconds to 600 milliseconds, depending on the addressed strip position and data arrangement in each data cell.[1] Data is stored on short strips of magnetic tape, which gave the system the nickname "noodle picker" due to the strip's resemblance to pasta noodles. The 2321 was withdrawn from marketing in January, 1975.