Remembering RAMAC

[Eric Smith]

spare40tire wrote:
> IBM did have a drum based machine before the 305 Ramac.
> I believe the model # was 650 and was also known as a 650 Ramac.

I don't think it was known as a RAMAC.  Maybe some people called it
that *after* the introduction of the 305 and 350.

> I can't remember any hard disks greater then 50MB being available even
> into the late 1980's.

IBM 1302, 87 MB, introduced September 1963

IBM 3330, 100 MB removable packs, introduced June 1970, expanded to 200 MB
          pack capacity in 1973

IBM 3340, first "Winchester" drive (sealed HDA), used 35 and 70 MB
         removable IBM 3348 "Data Modules", March 1973

DEC RP04 (manfactured by ISS/Sperry), 120 MB removable pack, mid 1970s

Fujitsu Eagle M2351 14-inch hard drive, 380 MB, early 1980s

Maxtor XT1065 67MB 5.25-inch hard drives, 1983.