Bochicchio, who donated the device to the Smithsonian, claims that it is the very first instance of computer disk memory storage. Information was recorded on the drum statically by advancing the drum ...

Magnetic tape storage is something many of us will associate with 8-bit microcomputers or 1960s mainframe computers, but it still has a place in the modern data center for long-term backups. It&#82… ...

Early mainframe computers were monsters. They weren't just large, they were gigantic. ... 12 kb in the main memory and 72 kb in each of eight magnetic storage drums for a total of 576 kb.

The IBM 729 Magnetic Tape Unit was IBM's iconic tape mass storage system from the late 1950s through the mid­1960s. IBM 1401: The IBM 1401 is a variable word length decimal computer first ...

Storage of magnetic core memory is IBM 2361 Large Capacity Storage , and its capacity is up to 256KB. It seems that it could be expanded to 512KB by adding storage frame. The model 50 magnetic ...

Today in 1959, IBM delivered the first two 7090 mainframe computers. It was the second generation after the 709 vacuum tube mainframe computers. The 7090 was six times faster than the 709 thanks to ...