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Computer hard drives have shrunk like crazy over the last 60 years - here's a look back

Oct 27, 2016, 20:03 IST

Samantha Lee/Business Insider

When IBM rolled out its first hard drive in 1956, the computing giant literally had to roll it out.

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Though its storage capabilities were puny, the 5-megabyte drive was the size of a grand piano and weighed over a ton.

Thankfully, the next six decades were marked by rapid innovation.

Here's a look back at how hard drives have climbed to new heights in storage while also shrinking like crazy.

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