Re: Perhaps their time has come..... -- MIDRANGE-L

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Dan,

I had one of those on my desk for a LONG time. Orange platters about 12 or
15". My wife finally made me throw it out. :)

Brad
www.bvstools.com

On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 11:15 AM, Dan <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Have to laugh now when you think back to 8.5gb drives.

Are we taking a trip on the wayback machine? Cuz if we are, I specifically
remember 200 MB drives whose platters were like 15" in diameter on a S/36.
Maybe it's senility or a vivid imagination or both, but I seem to recall
being able to see the platters through a transparent housing. Did IBM ever
ship drives like that?

Oh, and I remember being amazed at being able to get that much data in such
a small space. SMH.

- Dan
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