From 10 megabytes to 750 gigabytes · Proposed air date:
Dr. Dave explains perpendicular magnetic recording in plain language and marvels at a 750 GB desktop drive. He compares it with his first 10 MB hard drive, which had its own power supply and fan, connected through a ribbon cable and cost $2,500, turning storage progress into personal history.
This excerpt runs from 2:51.554 to 6:15.806 within its preserved source recording.
Proposed recording date: 2006-04-29. The exact broadcast date may differ.
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