1973 - IBM released the boldly-colored 3340, which could hold up to 70MB or work with another IBM processor to create a composite 280MB drive. 1979 - IBM debuted the 3370, a 571MB drive the size ...

Shipped in September 1956, the first 5MB hard disk unit weighed over a ton (approximately 2,200 pounds) and was used in the IBM 305 RAMAC, the first commercial computer to feature a moving-head ...

which were pushing into the market with IBM-compatible hard disks. Industry standard in the 1980s and 1990s: Winchester hard disk controller Compaq 000521-001 The concept of the Winchester drive ...

After exploring various technologies, including wire matrices and rod arrays, IBM invented the hard disk drive in 1953 at its San Jose, California, lab. Initially, the technology was referred to ...

where IBM's disk development and engineering offices are located. Both companies will contribute executives and employees. IBM counts some 15,000 employees in its hard drive business, at plants in ...

The titular character is Don Estridge, a decidedly atypical IBM employee who was instrumental in creating the personal computer market as we know it. It’s not that IBM invented the personal ...