Wednesday, February 25, 2009

1956 IBM Computer Hard Drive

The Volume and Size of 5MB memory storage in 1956.

In September 1956 IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, the first computer with a hard disk drive (HDD).

The HDD weighed over a ton and stored 5MB of data.

 

Makes you appreciate your 8GB USB flashdrive, doesn't it?

 

 

 

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