Current Events > 40 years ago a 1gb harddrive was in a computer as big a refrigerator

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FelineCyborg 03/25/22 1:33:30 AM #1:	and it was valued more then a house. now i can get a 400gb micro sd for $40 --- "well, yeah, and a lot of minorities go to see minstrel shows, too." - PyroSpoon <cite>FelineCyborg posted [p:963734292] in 40 years a... [t:79957767]...</cite> <quote>and it was valued more then a house. now i can get a 400gb micro sd for $40 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 03/25/22 1:34:39 AM #2:	I don't think computers could even index that high up until 386 or so. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:963734308] in 40 years a... [t:79957767]...</cite> <quote>I don't think computers could even index that high up until 386 or so. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FelineCyborg 03/25/22 1:35:43 AM #3:	Questionmarktarius posted... I don't think computers could even index that high up until 386 or so. according to wiki 1980 The IBM 3380 was the world's first gigabyte-capacity disk drive. Two 1.26 GB, head disk assemblies (essentially two HDDs) were packaged in a cabinet the size of a refrigerator,[30] weighed 455 kg (1000 lb), and had a price tag of US$81,000 (Model B4) which is US$254,417 in present-day terms. --- "well, yeah, and a lot of minorities go to see minstrel shows, too." - PyroSpoon <cite>FelineCyborg posted [p:963734329] in 40 years a... [t:79957767]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite> <quote>I don't think computers could even index that high up until 386 or so.</quote> according to wiki 1980 The IBM 3380 was the world's first gigabyte-capacity disk drive. Two 1.26 GB, head disk assemblies (essentially two HDDs) were packaged in a cabinet the size of a refrigerator,[30] weighed 455 kg (1000 lb), and had a price tag of US$81,000 (Model B4) which is US$254,417 in present-day terms. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 03/25/22 1:39:13 AM #4:	In the 70s my dad took a college course on how to use those room sized punch card computers. The technology was obsolete in just a few years and the entire course a waste of time and money <cite>Zikten posted [p:963734378] in 40 years a... [t:79957767]...</cite> <quote>In the 70s my dad took a college course on how to use those room sized punch card computers. The technology was obsolete in just a few years and the entire course a waste of time and money</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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