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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Australia
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Legendary
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Australia
Posts: 12,030
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Haha.. it's true: 
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...The IBM 305 RAMAC was the first commercial computer that used a moving head hard disk drive (magnetic disk storage) for secondary storage. IBM introduced the storage unit on September 4, 1956 before unveiling the entire computer nine days later on September 13......
....The IBM RAMAC 305 system with 350 disk storage leased for $3,200 per month in 1957 dollars, equivalent to a purchase price of about $160,000..........
http://www.funnyphotos.net.au/old-computer/
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