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Magnetic tape
The IBM 726 was one of the first practical high-speed magnetic tape systems for electronic digital computers. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=stor -
IBM 350 disk file
The IBM 350 disk file served as the storage component for the Random Access Method. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=stor -
IBM 1301 Disk Storage Unit
Maximum capacity was 28 million characters and the disks rotated at 1,800 R.P.M. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=stor -
IBM 1311 Disk Storage Drive
first disk drive IBM made with a removable disk pack. Each pack weighed about ten pounds,They held six disks, and had a capacity of 2 million characters. The disks would rotate at 1,500 RPM. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=stor -
IBM 1360 Photo-Digital Storage System
The system could read and write up to a trillion bits of information—the first such system in the world. Only five were built. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=stor -
Floppy Diskette
It was initially designed for use in loading microcode into the controller for the "Merlin" (IBM 3330) disk pack file. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=stor -
5 1/4" floppy drives
The 5 1/4" flexible disk drive and diskette were introduced by Shugart Associates in 1976. By 1978, more than 10 manufacturers were producing 5 1/4" floppy drives. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=stor -
The ST506
Seagate Technology created the first hard disk drive for microcomputers. The disk held 5 megabytes of data! http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=stor -
3 1/2" floppy drives and diskettes
Sony introduced and shipped the first 3 1/2" floppy drives and diskettes. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=stor -
CD-ROMs
Able to hold 550 megabytes of prerecorded data, CD-ROMs grew out of music Compact Disks (CDs). The first general-interest CD-ROM product released was "Grolier´s Electronic Encyclopedia," http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=stor -
IBM 3480 Cartridge Tape System
Magnetic tape allows for inexpensive mass storage of information and so is a key part of the computer revolution. Held more information (200MB) and offered faster access to it. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=stor -
The Iomega Zip Disk
The initial Zip system allowed 100MB to be stored. Increased the capacity of a single disk from 100Mbytes to 2GB. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=stor -
DVD
DVD is the new generation of optical disc storage technology. DVD is essentially a bigger, faster CD that can hold cinema-like video.
The first DVD players and discs were available in November 1996 in Japan, March 1997 in the United States, 1998 in Europe and in 1999 in Australia. http://cs-exhibitions.uni-klu.ac.at/index.php?id=291
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MMC
The Multimedia Card (MMC) is a flash memory memory card standard. MMC originally used a 1-bit serial interface, but newer versions of the specification allow transfers of 4 or sometimes even 8 bits at a time. http://cs-exhibitions.uni-klu.ac.at/index.php?id=375 -
Memory Stick
a Memory Stick is used as storage media for a portable device, in a form that can easily be removed for access by a PC. With a Memory Stick reader a user could copy the information form the stick to the PC. came in sizes from 4 MB up to and including 128 MB. http://cs-exhibitions.uni-klu.ac.at/index.php?id=287 -
Microdrive
A microdrive is originally a miniaturized hard disk in the format of a CompactFlash-Card developed by IBM. The first generation of microdrives had a capacity of 340 MB. Used for PDA's and Digital Cameras. http://cs-exhibitions.uni-klu.ac.at/index.php?id=286 -
USB Flash Drive
USB interface used as a small, lightweight, removable data storage device. compatible with post-Windows 98 platforms, Macintosh platforms, and most Unix-like platforms. http://cs-exhibitions.uni-klu.ac.at/index.php?id=310 http://www.supermediastore.com/article/u/usb-flash-drive-memory-jump-drive-history-of-usb-flash-drives -
Secure Digital
SD cards are based on Toshiba's older Multimedia Card format. but add encryption features and allow for faster file transfers.
