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IBM announced the world’s first HDD, the 3.75MB RAMAC 350 disk storage unit, 69 years ago today — unit weighed more than a ton, 50 platters ran at 1,200 RPM (www.tomshardware.com)

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[–] SanctimoniousApe 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Haven't RTFA yet, but I'm gonna go ahead out on a limb, and say this was one of those "if you have to ask the price, you can't afford it" scenarios.

[–] dparticiple@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 month ago

The Tom's Hardware article doesn't discuss the pricing structure, however the Wikipedia article does -- the RAMAC 305 was leased, not purchased, for $35,800 per month in 2024 USD).