Nothing new, but a few interesting graphics nonetheless.
1956, IBM launches it's first hard disk.
RAMAC 350 weighed well over a ton and had a capacity of about 5MB. That's enough for a couple of low res pics or one 320kpbs MP3 track.
Over time capacity and speed increased, and prices came tumbling down.
As a result the digital universe expands at an CAGR north of 40%.
1956, IBM launches it's first hard disk.
![ilk-sabit-disk.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/8aa/8aa73cab5a65d1693b1a78ec5b9aedea.jpg)
RAMAC 350 weighed well over a ton and had a capacity of about 5MB. That's enough for a couple of low res pics or one 320kpbs MP3 track.
![blog_ibm-first-drive.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/89e/89e3140974bf3c0c743fb35080f502d4.jpg)
Over time capacity and speed increased, and prices came tumbling down.
![cost-hard-drives-komorowski.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/fb1/fb1e255fc8f292055f4c3a9452cd1ef0.jpg)
![Figure-2-Hard-drive-cost-and-capacity-trends-940x911.png](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/32b/32b202bb97637fd60281ee81dbb40c21.png)
As a result the digital universe expands at an CAGR north of 40%.
![The%20Digital%20Universe%202009-2020.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/9aa/9aa08a199a192a87f81d176532d64bb2.jpg)