1 GB - 1980 Vs. 2009 :)
Comparison between “Head Disk Assembly” (HDA) from an IBM 3380 Model J storage device from the 80s and an SD card that we carry today.
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Aug 06, 2009
J.F. Ayel said...
And I lived it... Did you?
Aug 06, 2009
Tom Elliott said...
Yes I did. :)Pretty awesome. Can't wait for the next 30 years.
Aug 06, 2009
Vijay said...
I can't imagine carrying this everyday.......
Aug 06, 2009
Michelle said...
wow, is all i can say
Aug 07, 2009
Markus Ackermann said...
I prefer the old solution...more hands on...
Aug 07, 2009
Mohammad Badi Irshid said...
Absolutely it's 1980's stuff LOL! Happy to just see it not to use it
Aug 07, 2009
Stephane said...
Large hard disk drives of the 80's were pretty cool actually !
Aug 07, 2009
RJ said...
damnit. that larger one will never fit in my camera case.
Aug 07, 2009
Nello Caiazza said...
hehe...i guess it took the absorption power of a washing machine :D
Aug 10, 2009
Parvez Halim said...
I wonder how much that would have cost in 1980.
Aug 10, 2009
Stephane said...
It was smaller, faster, needed less power, had more cache and costs less per megabyte than its predecessor. $81,000 < price < $140,000 ...
Sep 20, 2009
Mariola Corega said...
i dont understand anybody...could you repet, please...thank you
Nov 03, 2009
Mashup said...
A MicroSD card would have been a better comparison, it's about half the size of an SD card
Nov 03, 2009
Michelle said...
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