IBM - 60 years ago IBM pioneered the hard disk drive. The 5MB capacity of this IBM 350 could store about 1 song today! | Facebook
![UT Dallas Auxiliary Services on X: "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 X: "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)
UT Dallas Auxiliary Services on X: "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,
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Wait But Why - A 5MB hard drive in 1956 vs. a 1TB hard drive today. 1TB = 200,000 5MB drives. In 1956, you'd need a hard drive the size of a
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