large disk platetrs?

From: ben franchuk <bfranchuk_at_jetnet.ab.ca>
Date: Thu Feb 20 13:56:00 2003

John Allain wrote:
>>...1956. IBM leased the 350 Disk File for a $35,000...
>
>
> Moore's law is a pretty good predictor of many things.
> $7K/Month-MegaByte in 1956 works out to $2/Month-TeraByte
> today so its not too far off, if it is off at all.

Did you take into acount the $ has dropped in value.

> 14" was popular 1970-1980, so what about before it?
> And don't forget that mainframes were just always in a lerger
> class.\

Lets not forget the size of cables connecting them together. :)
Received on Thu Feb 20 2003 - 13:56:00 GMT