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philo
darkfield said:
that link did not work
did you mean this one:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/hard-drives-turn-50-today/
As I've always said...
back in 1956 we had the technology to build a desktop computer.
Yep back then we had the ability to make a desk 100 feet long
that could hold 30 tons
C
CBFalconer
philo said:that link did not work. did you mean this one:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/hard-drives-turn-50-today/
As I've always said...
back in 1956 we had the technology to build a desktop computer.
Yep back then we had the ability to make a desk 100 feet long
that could hold 30 tons
If you'll settle for 1965 try:
<http://cbfalconer.home.att.net/firstpc/>
The breadboard needed about 8 lab benches. Got close to the 100
foot mark.
J
Joel
philo said:that link did not work
did you mean this one:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/hard-drives-turn-50-today/
As I've always said...
back in 1956 we had the technology to build a desktop computer.
Yep back then we had the ability to make a desk 100 feet long
that could hold 30 tons
In 70's I worked for company making computer floppy (it was 8" floppy) and
hard drive, and if my memory still serve me well the diameter was around
36-42" and it took almost 2 days (24-hr shift) to either buff, grind etc.
one side of the disc (any many extra hours for baking, coating, testing
etc..). Then later the size reduce to 3x" -> 25" -> 23" -> 8" -> 5.x" ->
3.5" -> 2.5" ->1.x" (I don't remember the exact size 1.8"?).
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philo
Back in the 60's I did not believe in anything solid state...
I was all vacuum tubes in those days...
The only pre-PC computer I ever built was an EPROM programmer...
maybe in 1979 or so.
I have a picture of it somewhere...but don't recall the specs...
It was nothing to brag about I know