When the RAMAC 305 computer was developed such technology was unthinkable; being able to access a portion of five megabytes of data in a matter of seconds and without having to bother with tape.
BTW they are working on an interface so they can retrieve data from the platters.
SORCERY!
juantor16 2 months ago
Wow. that thing just sounds so...rickety.
And I thought my dad's old mid-90s hard drives were loud...
spacehelmetforacow 11 months ago
hey lelleprinter82, answer me!
AsokaMN 11 months ago
@AsokaMN
answer what question?
LellePrinter82 11 months ago
@LellePrinter82 I don't know I'm a strange person sometimes I just blurt things out. BTW i don't have a question. :)
AsokaMN 11 months ago
That is amazing.
wisteela 1 year ago
1:29 "you would need 60,000 of these things."
No. 600,000 (100 KB platters).
hitssquad 1 year ago 2
@hitssquad
And he emphasized by saying: "and believe me, my math has already been corrected once on this." lol
nawkwan 1 year ago
Only 100 KILOBYTES on each of those mammoth platters!?
OMG
Jonhny2 2 years ago
Even that was unheard of back in 1956.
douro20 2 years ago
When the RAMAC 305 computer was developed such technology was unthinkable; being able to access a portion of five megabytes of data in a matter of seconds and without having to bother with tape.
BTW they are working on an interface so they can retrieve data from the platters.
douro20 2 years ago
would be cool to hear the complete startup
Messerschmitt262a2a 2 years ago
Yeah, I think that too.
LellePrinter82 2 years ago