What are your thoughts about the first IBM's hard drive that weighed a ton? How would you put it into perspective when compared to today's advancement? - Quora
VIIT Pune_Official - A forklift to carry a 5 MB hard drive. This is believed to be an IBM hard disk drive being loaded onto an aeroplane. Look at us today. #engineering #
![5 megabyte hard drive being shipped out by IBM in 1956 [600x600] (x-post from /r/pics) : r/HistoryPorn 5 megabyte hard drive being shipped out by IBM in 1956 [600x600] (x-post from /r/pics) : r/HistoryPorn](https://external-preview.redd.it/uwinxiUvxmMkPMUI8cwK5-PkfpNXoytGDhRUSGsqlDk.jpg?auto=webp&s=28f8d633b5f293bb64f76d0847761c444f3a9d90)
5 megabyte hard drive being shipped out by IBM in 1956 [600x600] (x-post from /r/pics) : r/HistoryPorn
![1: The first hard disk drive, called RAMAC and introduced by IBM in... | Download Scientific Diagram 1: The first hard disk drive, called RAMAC and introduced by IBM in... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272491811/figure/fig1/AS:652604665262080@1532604485307/The-first-hard-disk-drive-called-RAMAC-and-introduced-by-IBM-in-1956-The-drive.png)
1: The first hard disk drive, called RAMAC and introduced by IBM in... | Download Scientific Diagram
LeaneX CS Stuff - 3. Technology Facts For Geeks 𝐈𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟔, 𝟓 𝐦𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐛𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐬 (𝟓𝐌𝐁) 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 1956 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐𝘉𝘔 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘙𝘈𝘔𝘈𝘊, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 ...
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
![The first 5 megabyte computer hard drive in September 1956 - IBM's 305 RAMAC | Computer history, Driving, Hard drive The first 5 megabyte computer hard drive in September 1956 - IBM's 305 RAMAC | Computer history, Driving, Hard drive](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d8/9a/32/d89a326d3516095db029ad131115a883.jpg)