Na, wer weiß was das ist?





































No, not the Pan American Airways air freighter... the other thing, on the fork lift.

It's a hard disk drive, circa 1956. This is a state-of-the-art HDD with 5 MB storage
in 1956. In September 1956 IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, the first computer
with a hard disk drive (HDD). The HDD weighed over a ton and stored a whopping
5 MB of data. Start appreciating that little 8 GB memory stick you have in your pocket
or briefcase.

There is more computer power in a Hallmark singing birthday card than was on board
the Apollo 11 Lunar Lander!