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Hard drive hits the big five-zero
Sep 12, 2006
John Haanstra, left, initiated a study of the system implications of large-scale random access. His work changed the course of the computer industry.
On the right is the world's first data-processing system for storing computer data on magnetic disks. The system enabled the handling of transactions as they occurred. This demonstrated the path to the online, real-time applications that are so prevalent today.
Credit: Magnetic Disk Heritage Center
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