November 1956 IBM aanounces the worlds First hard drive
.modernmechanix.com/1956-first-hard-drive-5mb/ interesting OLD archive
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I worked 20 years (my wife 22) at IBM in San Jose, CA where the disk drive was invented and the RAMAC was built. In 1981, I was the supervisor of the department responsible for testing the 3350 disk drive. We also did reconditioning of returned from lease 3350s and older drives such a the 3340 "Winchester". One day, for the 25th anniversary of the RAMAC, they hauled a RAMAC out of the warehouse and brought it to my department to be "reconditioned". I use that term loosely since the drive was no longer functional. We cleaned it up and made it presentable so it could be put on display in the lobby of one of buildings. It was interesting to see the insides of that drive and compare it newer drives to see how far the technology had come in 25 years.
When I see things like the 128GB micro SD card like bwanshoom posted the pic of, I'm completely blown away. The 3350 disk drive that I worked on at IBM was as large as a washer/dryer combo, required 220V AC to operate and only held 600MB of data! Not to mention that the 3350 cost thousands of dollars whereas the 128GB micro SD card can be purchased for around $100.
When I see things like the 128GB micro SD card like bwanshoom posted the pic of, I'm completely blown away. The 3350 disk drive that I worked on at IBM was as large as a washer/dryer combo, required 220V AC to operate and only held 600MB of data! Not to mention that the 3350 cost thousands of dollars whereas the 128GB micro SD card can be purchased for around $100.
