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Old 09-04-2008, 07:45 AM
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1956 - The IBM RAMAC 305 was introduced, the first commercial computer that used magnetic disk storage.



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Old 09-04-2008, 08:31 AM
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And how powerful was that? Something along the lines of a $20.00 digital watch is today?
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Old 09-04-2008, 12:27 PM
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And how powerful was that? Something along the lines of a $20.00 digital watch is today?
Probably. But I bet it cost an absolute fortune at the time.
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