In 1956...

[Vincent]

This is a 5MB hard disk drive, which weighed a TON in 1956.

Make you appreciate your 2GB USB drive, doesn't it?

[Graeme]

As a 20-year old in 1959 I prepared one of the first computerised payrolls in S.A. The mainframe and peripherals occupied a whole floor of the Durban Treasury, and the 5mb hard drive was about the size of a filing cabinet - I guess that was progress!

[Martinco]

Hi Graeme,

I worked for IBM from 66 to 79 in the days of the IBM 360 and then the 370.
It filled a dance hall !
On the "smaller" side the IBM 632 , working with valves ( Wait 30 minutes before operating !!) and the IBM 6400 with a total of 64 Kb memory. Nogal magnetic core !!

[Marq]

This is a 5MB hard disk drive, which weighed a TON in 1956.

I was born in 1956 and weighed nothing....now I weigh a ton.

Do you think there is some inverse parallel here?

[Martinco]

I was born in 1956 and weighed nothing....now I weigh a ton.

Do you think there is some inverse parallel here?

I think it has something to do with "computer viruses"
Shows you.........even in those days they already existed.
I have the "enlarging paunch" virus and to date non of the anti virus programs have solved this one !

[Dave S]

I think it has something to do with "computer viruses"
Shows you.........even in those days they already existed.
I have the "enlarging paunch" virus and to date non of the anti virus programs have solved this one !

Have you tried the "Tummy Tuck.exe" ant-virus program, or the "No More Beer.bat" system resolver... On second thought... "Honey", "bring me a brew when you pass the refridgerator"...

[Dave A]

I wonder what my 2 gig USB flash drive weighs...

[Martinco]

I wonder what my 2 gig USB flash drive weighs...

Well Dave,
This is easy.............depends on how much solid data you are storing. The more data the more weight.!

[Dave A]

This is easy.............depends on how much solid data you are storing.

Mostly fluff with a few gold nuggets - no wonder it's so light!