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rolla83

May 18 2009, 10:25 AM

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It's a hard disk in 1956... a hard disk drive with 5 MB storage.

In September 1956 IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, the first computer with a hard disk drive. The HDD weighed over a ton and stored a total 5 MB of data.

Chris

May 18 2009, 08:18 PM

Old.

clint_embrey

May 28 2009, 09:16 PM

lol this is just after the punch card era. back when IBM made quallity products.

nissansilvia69

Jul 15 2009, 03:28 PM

holyshit, scary how quick technology changes

Damo

Jul 16 2009, 06:04 PM

QUOTE (nissansilvia69 @ Jul 15 2009, 03:28 PM)

holyshit, scary how quick technology changes

how quick..been bloody 53 years..

Chris

Jul 16 2009, 06:31 PM

QUOTE (Damo @ Jul 16 2009, 03:04 PM)

how quick..been bloody 53 years..

5MB per ton, to 16GB per mere grams.

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