![The IBM 305 RAMAC (the first "SUPER" computer), launched in 1956, weighing over a ton and costing ~$35,000 in today's dollars, compared to the 1tb thumb drive I just ordered from Amazon The IBM 305 RAMAC (the first "SUPER" computer), launched in 1956, weighing over a ton and costing ~$35,000 in today's dollars, compared to the 1tb thumb drive I just ordered from Amazon](https://preview.redd.it/the-ibm-305-ramac-the-first-super-computer-launched-in-1956-v0-46uwy37geyy91.jpg?auto=webp&s=da80968526ad8f1d4152da3632b16c97b2f20203)
The IBM 305 RAMAC (the first "SUPER" computer), launched in 1956, weighing over a ton and costing ~$35,000 in today's dollars, compared to the 1tb thumb drive I just ordered from Amazon
![Hard-driving valley began 50 years ago / And most other forms of data storage eventually became a distant memory Hard-driving valley began 50 years ago / And most other forms of data storage eventually became a distant memory](https://s.hdnux.com/photos/12/07/11/2650708/7/1200x0.jpg)
Hard-driving valley began 50 years ago / And most other forms of data storage eventually became a distant memory
LeaneX CS Stuff - 3. Technology Facts For Geeks ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐, ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ญ๐๐ฌ (๐๐๐) ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ด 1956 ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ถ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ...
E-Mac Arabia - Moving a 5MB IBM Hard Drive This enormous box contains a 5MB IBM hard drive, 1956. | Facebook
![UT Dallas Auxiliary Services on Twitter: "In 1956, IBM created the first external hard drive. It required four people and a truck to move, and it only stored 5MB of data! Today, UT Dallas Auxiliary Services on Twitter: "In 1956, IBM created the first external hard drive. It required four people and a truck to move, and it only stored 5MB of data! Today,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVLVuxaU0AAOa4q.jpg)