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RAMAC actuator and disk stack

1956

Computer History Museum
Mountain View, United States

This is the heart of the world’s first disk drive. It has 50 24” disks spinning at 1,200 RPM holding 5 million characters of information.

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Title: RAMAC actuator and disk stack
Date: 1956
Rights: © Mark Richards

Computer History Museum

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