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Do you guess what is this?

Started by NightAngel, June 29, 2007, 07:32:48 AM

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NightAngel

June 29, 2007, 07:32:48 AM
Hi,

do you guess what's on that pic?  :)







it's an American product and it was made in 1956  :)



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Michelle
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Sandy

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June 29, 2007, 09:10:42 AM
It is the IBM 350 random access disk file unit, one of the first commercial disk drives, which was part of the IBM 305 RAMAC general purpose computing system.

The disk drive could hold approximately a whopping five million characters of data.

Here's a link:
http://www.cedmagic.com/history/ibm-305-ramac.html

-Sandy (I'm uber geek girl)
Out of the darkness, into the light.
Following my bliss.
I am complete...
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Fiona

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June 29, 2007, 09:27:43 AM
In today's terms about the same storage capacity as three floppies!
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Pica Pica

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June 29, 2007, 09:30:33 AM
I'm guessing the guy who tried to upload a bit of buddy holly on that is still waiting then.
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NightAngel

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June 29, 2007, 10:25:23 AM
QuoteIt is the IBM 350 random access disk file unit, one of the first commercial disk drives, which was part of the IBM 305 RAMAC general purpose computing system.






CONGRATULATIONS Sandy!!!  :eusa_clap: :eusa_clap:

Yea, it is a IBM 350 random access disk file unit  :) more than 1.000 kg heavy and with capacity of 5MB lol, can you imagine now a USB key with 4GB against this IBM unit?  :D

Thanks girls, cya later ...

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Michelle
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Melissa

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June 29, 2007, 11:41:54 AM
That's huge.  Compare that to the tiny microdrive (an actual mechanical hard drive):


They are currently available in capacities up to 8GB and a 20GB one is supposed to be available this year.
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