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What This Giant Chunk of Metal Is ?

What This Giant Chunk of Metal Is ? | All Geeks | Scoop.it

What's thisgent holding? A toaster? Farm equipment? Part of an engine? Wreckage from a destroyed tank?

 

Nope—that's 4KB of ol' fashioned IBM memory.

 

That's enough to hold 12% of my Facebook profile picture!Editor-in-Chief of CNET Reviews Lindsey Turrentine discovered the rugged computer antique in her grandfather's barn. Not a bad catch! Turrentine pointed out the wonderful irony that the image itself is 692 KB—meaning she'd only need to find 172 more of these memory modules and a tractor trailer to transport the pic around. [Lindsey Turrentine]

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5MB Hard Disk Drive, 1956

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'In September 1956 IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, the first 'SUPER' computer with a hard disk drive (HDD).
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Atari ST2 Retro Computer Sings the Blues

Atari ST2 Retro Computer Sings the Blues | All Geeks | Scoop.it
I'm totally dating myself, but back in the day, I owned an Atari 520ST computer.
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Commodore USA puts the new C64 up for pre-sales, unveils far-less-retrotastic VIC-Slim

Commodore USA puts the new C64 up for pre-sales, unveils far-less-retrotastic VIC-Slim | All Geeks | Scoop.it
Now that Commodore USA has sufficiently piqued your curiosity with a revamped Commodore 64 prototype, it's ready to capitalize on the idea.
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The Retro USB Mouse

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There are loads of different high end mice available for your PC or Mac, but if you fancy something a little more basic then you may want to check out the Retro USB Mouse.
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Evolution of Gaming by Playboy

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