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What was this?! OMG it can't be a ... ?

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What was it?
Yes... it is... a Hard disk... Actually an IBM 350 disk storage unit, the first hard disk, released in 1966. The disk is the cylinder inside and all the rest is the ton of components required to make it work.

This amazing device stored about 5 millions of 7 bits words (6 bits + one parity bit) so around 4.4 megabytes. Data transfer rate was a blazing 8,800 characters per second.

The 350's cabinet was 60 inches (152 cm) long, 68 inches (172 cm) high and 29 inches (74 cm) deep so it could go through any standard doorway.

(Thanks to Wikipedia for some technical details.)
And we shouldn't laugh about it because without this thing, we wouldn't be playing AO today! :D
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computer?
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Good try Noobas... Search more...
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No one guessed? Or you all looked at the solution? :biggrin:
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Well if it's computer related then I guess it's the processor or something
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I used the show feature and WIN!
Hi, Peter. What's happening? We need to talk about your TPS reports. Yeah. The coversheet. I know, I know. Uh, Bill talked to me about it.
Yeah. Did you get that memo?
Yeah. I've already taken care of it so it's not even really a problem anymore.
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Well, yes, it is... a hard disk! The first one ever released. 5MB storage. Click on the Show button in the first post and read the details while I'm going to order a SSD on the Web... :wink:
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