Storage Devices Timeline By jcb_luton Jan 17, 1725 Punch Cards Jan 1, 1843 Punch Tape Jan 1, 1946 Selectron Tubes Oct 21, 1951 Videotape Oct 21, 1954 Magnetic Drum Sep 13, 1956 Hard Drive Oct 21, 1956 RAMAC Jan 1, 1958 Laserdisc Oct 21, 1962 Laser Diode Sep 9, 1969 Floppy Disk Oct 19, 1982 Compact Disc Oct 21, 1998 DVD Oct 21, 1999 Microdrive Jul 24, 2002 USB Stick Jul 15, 2003 Self-Destructing DVDs Mar 3, 2006 Blu-Ray Disk Jun 28, 2007 Holographic Versatile