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From punch cards to SSDs β€” the evolution of how computers store data permanently

USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ 1956 Hardware & Devices

Key Facts

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    IBM RAMAC (1956): first hard disk drive, stored 5 MB, weighed 1 ton, cost $50,000/year to lease

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    HDD (magnetic) β†’ SSD (flash memory) transition: SSDs are 10Γ— faster, more reliable and use less power

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    Cloud storage (AWS S3, Google Drive) has replaced local storage for many use cases; stores exabytes of data

πŸ’‘ Did you know? IBM RAMAC (1956) β€” first hard drive weighed 1 ton, stored 5 MB; a $5 microSD card today stores 1 TB

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From punch cards to SSDs β€” the evolution of how computers store data permanently

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