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Computer hard drives have shrunk like crazy over the last 60 years — here's a look back

Sixty years ago, hard drives were the size of grand pianos — but only held the equivalent of one mp3 file. We've come a long way since then.

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1979 - IBM debuted the 3370, a 571MB drive the size of a modern-day photocopier. It used seven 14-inch "platters" to hold data.

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1979 - IBM debuted the 3370, a 571MB drive the size of a modern-day photocopier. It used seven 14-inch "platters" to hold data.

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Computer hard drives have shrunk like crazy over the last 60 years — here's a look back

Sixty years ago, hard drives were the size of grand pianos — but only held the equivalent of one mp3 file. We've come a long way since then.

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1979 - IBM debuted the 3370, a 571MB drive the size of a modern-day photocopier. It used seven 14-inch "platters" to hold data.

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Computer hard drives have shrunk like crazy over the last 60 years — here's a look back

1979 - IBM debuted the 3370, a 571MB drive the size of a modern-day photocopier. It used seven 14-inch "platters" to hold data.

1979 - IBM debuted the 3370, a 571MB drive the size of a modern-day photocopier. It used seven 14-inch "platters" to hold data.

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Computer hard drives have shrunk like crazy over the last 60 years — here's a look back

1979 - IBM debuted the 3370, a 571MB drive the size of a modern-day photocopier. It used seven 14-inch "platters" to hold data.

1979 - IBM debuted the 3370, a 571MB drive the size of a modern-day photocopier. It used seven 14-inch "platters" to hold data.

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