RECORDING MEDIUM AND DRIVE FOR THE RECORDING REPRODUCING MEDIUM

摘要

[PROBLEMS] To provide a recording medium strong in deformation, easy to handle, excellent in portability, and inexpensive and a drive for driving the recording medium. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] When the end of a recording medium (10A) is inserted into an inserting hole (22) of a loading section (20) and twisted, the recording surface (the outer surface of an external tube member (11)) of the recording medium (10A) is circumferentially moved while being opposed to a pickup (30A). As a result, the pickup (30A) can read data recorded in the recording medium (10A). It is necessary only to fix the pickup (30A) at a position opposed to the recording surface of the recording medium (10). Therefore, no means for moving the pickup is needed, and the recording medium drive can have a simple structure and can be produced at a low cost.