Computer History timeline.
-
Everything you want to know about the history of this industry is here: http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/[^]
Fascinating, but extremely inaccurate in places. Just two in minor browsing - 1987 - "IBM released a new operating system, OS/2, at the same time, allowing the use of a mouse with IBMs for the first time." If I remember correctly GEOS was release before OS/2 and allowed the use of a mouse on a PC, and I don't think it was the only program/os to do so. 1980 - "Seagate Technology created the first hard disk drive for microcomputers. The disk held 5 megabytes of data, five times as much as a standard floppy disk, and fit in the space of a floppy disk drive." To the best of my knowledge there weren't a whole lot of 1 meg floppies in 1980. Most common systems were below 1/2 of that or lower.
Happiness is knowing that somewhere out there, there is a bullet with your name on it.
-
Fascinating, but extremely inaccurate in places. Just two in minor browsing - 1987 - "IBM released a new operating system, OS/2, at the same time, allowing the use of a mouse with IBMs for the first time." If I remember correctly GEOS was release before OS/2 and allowed the use of a mouse on a PC, and I don't think it was the only program/os to do so. 1980 - "Seagate Technology created the first hard disk drive for microcomputers. The disk held 5 megabytes of data, five times as much as a standard floppy disk, and fit in the space of a floppy disk drive." To the best of my knowledge there weren't a whole lot of 1 meg floppies in 1980. Most common systems were below 1/2 of that or lower.
Happiness is knowing that somewhere out there, there is a bullet with your name on it.
TridentWhite wrote:
To the best of my knowledge there weren't a whole lot of 1 meg floppies in 1980. Most common systems were below 1/2 of that or lower.
Depends on the size of the floppy. Back then I was using double-sided double-density 8-inch floppies, which hold 1.2 megabytes (I think it was circa 1980, but I'm not absolutely sure any more). I can't remember if those hard drives were 8-inch or 5-inch, though. I wasn't very interested in them since they were way out of my price range, and my big floppies held enough for me (though I did end up with quite a lot of them).
-
TridentWhite wrote:
To the best of my knowledge there weren't a whole lot of 1 meg floppies in 1980. Most common systems were below 1/2 of that or lower.
Depends on the size of the floppy. Back then I was using double-sided double-density 8-inch floppies, which hold 1.2 megabytes (I think it was circa 1980, but I'm not absolutely sure any more). I can't remember if those hard drives were 8-inch or 5-inch, though. I wasn't very interested in them since they were way out of my price range, and my big floppies held enough for me (though I did end up with quite a lot of them).
You are correct. 1.2 meg 8inch floppies were available in 1977. All of my experience though was limited to the 3 and 5 inch disk. The only 8 inch disk I ever used was only the double density (500k). So please excuse the incorrect criticism. (I hate it when I incorrectly criticise something)
Happiness is knowing that somewhere out there, there is a bullet with your name on it.