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The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage.
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IBM 305 RAMAC
First computer to use magnetic disk storage
The IBM 305 RAMAC was the first commercial computer that used a moving-head hard disk drive for secondary storage. The system was publicly announced on September 14, 1956, with test units already installed at the U.S. Navy and at private corporations. RAMAC stood for "Random…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Disk storage
General category of storage mechanisms
Disk storage is a data storage mechanism based on a rotating disk. The recording employs various electronic, magnetic, optical, or mechanical changes to the disk's surface layer. A disk drive is a device implementing such a storage mechanism. Notable types are hard disk drives…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
September 13
Day of the year
September 13 is the 256th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 109 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)