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Bateluer

Lifer
Jun 23, 2001
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First drive I bought new with my own money was 8GB, but my first computer had a 100MB or so hdd.

No idea how many KB was in that Commodore 64 machine I used to have.
 

Ornery

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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Maxtor 120MB, which was a HUGE step up from the 10MB unit we had been using. At that time I was using a PC at work, that operated with two 5.25" floppies, and no HDD at all.
 

EyeMWing

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Jun 13, 2003
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Originally posted by: BatmanNate
10mb double height 5.25"

Double height takes up 4 bays. Full height takes up 2 bays. Half height takes up 1 bay. Our modern opticals are half-height.

Don't ask why, I don't know.
 

PowerMac4Ever

Banned
Dec 9, 2000
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Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Originally posted by: BatmanNate
10mb double height 5.25"

Double height takes up 4 bays. Full height takes up 2 bays. Half height takes up 1 bay. Our modern opticals are half-height.

Don't ask why, I don't know.
Way to answer the question nobody asked..
 

Eli

Super Moderator | Elite Member
Oct 9, 1999
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Had a 20mb MFM drive in my 8088... lol

When I upgraded to my 486, I had one and then two 40mb drives.

Then I got a 210mb drive.

Then 2.5gb.

Then 18gb.

Then 45gb.. lol
 

ActuaryTm

Diamond Member
Mar 30, 2003
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Leading Edge brand machine. 4.7MHz processor. 20MB drive. 640K ram. $2,200 price tag (which sadly I paid for myself).
 

EyeMWing

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Jun 13, 2003
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Originally posted by: Dopefiend
420Mb Seagate.
Funny thing is, it still works perfectly. Don't make 'em like they used to.

No, they certainly don't. I have a 420mb Seagate with the cover pried off sitting on my desk being used as a coaster. If I plugged it in, it'd probably still work
 

yllus

Elite Member & Lifer
Aug 20, 2000
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Originally posted by: moshquerade
7"
lol moshie

40MB in a 286 here. That wasn't my first _computer_, but it was the first HDD.
 

mugs

Lifer
Apr 29, 2003
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First computer didn't have a hard drive; second computer had 20 MB.
 

Vortex22

Diamond Member
Sep 6, 2000
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I have a REALLY old hard drive in my room... it is just a single platter that is a little bit bigger than a record. I have no idea where it came from or how big it is.

Edit: I just dug it out of the back of my closet. It is actually 4 big platters sitting in this case. It says "3M Scotch 939 80A" on it.
 

Philippine Mango

Diamond Member
Oct 29, 2004
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14MB HDD in a IBM 8088. Next one was in a 486 about 20MB-100MB. Then another was a pentium no clue (family got rid of system because they thought it was infected by a trojan when it was really I deleted the windows directory :Q "I was only trying to save space!" Then 3GB in HP P200 Desktop, 2.1GB in Fujitsu Laptop (1997). And it continues from there...
 
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