Monday, December 17, 2007

Then & Now: Magnetic Storage

Then

Here is how you used to have to move 5MB of storage:



Courtesy of Snopes


Now

Compare that with today's 8GB thumb drive:


Courtesy of Newegg
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1 comment:

  1. dosten9:50 AM

    Some information on the older device from a reliable source:

    The picture is of an IBM 305 RAMAC.
    Capacity = 5 MB (Not GB or TB)
    Announced = 1957
    Price = $ Many thousands
    Speed = Very slow
    Platter diameter = 30 in.
    During manufacturing, the iron oxide solution was poured on the rotating
    aluminum platter from a dixie cup!

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