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Old 02-12-2015, 06:52 AM   #8899 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by onzedge View Post
I like this 5MB Hard drive from 1956


"This photo shows what 5MB of hard drive storage looked like in 1956. The IBM 305 RAMAC hard disk was state of the art, weighed just shy of a ton, required a forklift to be carried around, and was composed of 50 separate 24-inch discs that occupied 16 square feet. The annual cost of using it was a staggering $35,000 — steep even in today’s money."
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