First Computer 5MB HDD

Posted by: sskarthik on: September 14, 2006

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So big, you need an aeroplane to move it! 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.

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/technology_enl_1158142314/html/1.stm

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