Sep 27

Written by: Mike Murray
9/27/2007 7:32 PM

Ever wonder what a 1 Gigabyte hard disk looked like in the 70s?  Well now you know.  It weighed so much it had to have a special floor and case to be mounted in.  It's case looked like a refrigerator.

Now 1 Gigabyte is the size of a postage stamp (and can actually be made much smaller).  My how times have changed.

This is good news.  I can't imagine how my 8GB iPhone would work, since I would need an 18-wheeler to carry it in.

Check out a brief history of the hard drive for more information.

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