Monday, February 27, 2006

IBM System 305, 1956

IBM System 305, 1956:

Jawnee79 posted a photo:





IBM System 305, 1956





...relied on the random access method of accounting and control (RAMAC) to store data. This is a side view. The entire device required 50 24-inch diameter platters coated with iron oxide paint mounted on a rotating spindle. It held 5MB



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