TIL the world's first hard drive, the IBM 350, was introduced in 1956. It was leased to companies for $37,600/month (adjusted to 2024), weighed one ton, and held 3.75 MB, about the size of a small...

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TIL the world's first hard drive, the IBM 350, was introduced in 1956. It was leased to companies for $37,600/month (adjusted to 2024), weighed one ton, and held 3.75 MB, about the size of a small...

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Computing History 1956 The First Moving Head Hard Disk Drive

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A brief history and description of IBM's RAMAC 305 and 350 Disk File - the world's first hard disk drive, along with a YouTube video showing them in operation.

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Original Title: TIL the world’s first hard drive, the IBM 350, was introduced in 1956. It was leased to companies for $37,600/month (adjusted to 2024), weighed one ton, and held 3.75 MB, about the size of a small PDF file.

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