cm0002@piefed.world to retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 5 days agoIBM announced the world’s first HDD, the 3.75MB RAMAC 350 disk storage unit, 69 years ago today — unit weighed more than a ton, 50 platters ran at 1,200 RPMwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1172arrow-down10
arrow-up1172arrow-down1external-linkIBM announced the world’s first HDD, the 3.75MB RAMAC 350 disk storage unit, 69 years ago today — unit weighed more than a ton, 50 platters ran at 1,200 RPMwww.tomshardware.comcm0002@piefed.world to retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squaredparticiple@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up35·5 days agoThe Tom’s Hardware article doesn’t discuss the pricing structure, however the Wikipedia article does – the RAMAC 305 was leased, not purchased, for $35,800 per month in 2024 USD).
The Tom’s Hardware article doesn’t discuss the pricing structure, however the Wikipedia article does – the RAMAC 305 was leased, not purchased, for $35,800 per month in 2024 USD).