THEY SURE DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THEY USED TO ...

[LWW]

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i99/gibbj77/Stuff/305RAMAC.jpg

The IBM 350 RAMAC of 1956 ... world's first hard drive.

Capable of storing a massive .00008 gigabytes of data on each it's 50 disks.

It leased for the measly sum of $3,200.00 per month, or it could be bought outright for $57,000.00.

It's "GREEN" factor is best explained by it's power consumption of 2,374 watts and that in operation it generated 8,100 BTU/hour of heat.

[cushioncrawler]

The chineze made a smaller lighter one than that.
It woz a box with 20 guys with 20 abacus.
mac.

[cushioncrawler]

The chineze box only cost $32.00 per month -- but u hadta wheel it to a chineze restaurant every nite.
mac.

[Soflasnapper]

A thumb drive, if you're Paul Bunyan, or a Titan perhaps!

I thought the 5-stack on the IBM 1230s were primitive! LOL!

[Qtec]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: cushioncrawler</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The chineze made a smaller lighter one than that.
It woz a box with 20 guys with 20 abacus.
mac. </div></div>


LOL

Q

[LWW]

http://cordsplus.com/newimages/1stwirelessl.jpg

From 1973, the "ROVAFONE" cordless telephone ... the world's first.

Weighing in at a mere 11 pounds, this $400.00 wonder allowed you to walk around as far as your own backyard and still converse around the world.

[Qtec]

I see a cord.

Q

[LWW]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Qtec</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I see a cord.

Q </div></div>

That's the handset to the phone ... and it required that one carry the entire telephone.