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March 17th, 2010, 00:40
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The IBM 305 RAMAC, which debuted in 1956, was the first computer with a hard drive. It was 16 square feet, weighed over a ton, and had to be transported by plane. But it sure as Hell beat punch cards. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5494858/ibm-305-ramac-the-grandaddy-of-modern-hard-drives)


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