Web -2.0 | 5Mb, One Ton Hard Drive from 1956


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Its a hard disk at 1956….
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.

Let us start appreciating your 4 GB jump drive. Give your Gigabytes a hug today!

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Dennis Bjørn Petersen
Posted on:
April 12, 2007 at 4:45 am

Its easy to forget how it was in the good ol’ days. Life was much simpler when I could play on my C-64 (Commodore).

I guess this HDD must have felt like…well yeah..like what today?!

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Written by:
DocZayus
Posted on:
April 12, 2007 at 8:03 am

I wonder what a 300gb Drive would’ve weighed….

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Written by:
filthmax
Posted on:
April 12, 2007 at 8:41 am

whoa !!!!!!!!

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Written by:
webStalkers
Posted on:
April 12, 2007 at 8:45 am

I still have my c64, c128, and amiga 500 in the garage. I feel like pulling them down now.

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Chris M
Posted on:
April 12, 2007 at 12:30 pm

Wonderful article, great to have a reminder of how things used to be, and how they are now!

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George Tirebiter
Posted on:
April 12, 2007 at 9:20 pm

OMG! tHAT MOTHERFUCKER IS huge!!!!!

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Written by:
Lou Primus
Posted on:
April 23, 2007 at 6:30 am

On the plus side, I’m sure that was less likely to accidentally slide out of your pocket on the train to work….