Historical Context
In 1956 IBM released its revolutionary 305 RAMAC. Press were flown to Norfolk, Virginia to watch a demonstration of being tested by the U. S. Navy at its Norfolk Supply Center. Built for large corporation and the armed forces, more than 1,000 were made before production ended in 1961.
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Location taken: U.S. Army Red River, Texas, USA
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- 1956-09-14 IBM introduces the RAMAC 305, 1st commercial computer with a hard drive that uses magnetic disk storage, weighs over a ton
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