22 Jan
2009
22 Jan
'09
3:05 a.m.
Hey all --
I don't usually buy things like this, I prefer to collect parts I can
actually use on a regular basis, but I couldn't pass this up -- it's
just too cool.
It's an ancient hard disk platter, about 31" in diameter and maybe 1/8"
thick. It's made by 3M and has a label sporting a serial number and
inspection /waxing/etc dates from November of 1966. Any ideas what kind
of drive this would have belonged to? Any ideas on capacity?
I have a couple of photos at http://yahozna.dyndns.org/computers/platter.
I'd love to know what this went to. It looks nice on my wall, right
next to the IBM Microdrive...
Thanks!
Josh