Jul 22, 2025 12:27 PM
DacianFalx
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technology
history
electronics
computers
the_more_you_know
JohnBigboote74
TIL IBM was a shipping company in 1956.
throwawayaccount321
Or @op ‘s mom’s midnight snack
themobileappisbroken
Imgur still uses 8 of these.
usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
8?!
DefinitelyaHumanNotanAlien
So they could have 85 MBs altogether. https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1Zmg1N2Joc3IybWNxeXY4bW93dnJsdW0yN3A4bzR6bXByYjhyeW40ZCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/d3mlE7uhX8KFgEmY/200w.webp
duktayp
Rough math in my head calculates 5mb = 15-20 seconds of SD video .... How close am i
SmashySashimi
Me filling it up with one highly detailed yet pointless pic: https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlZmcwdjZyNTBmY2NhaDFtY2w5N2ZhNXVobG5ta3FzZmV0c21mNDh6MSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/3o72FfM5HJydzafgUE/giphy.mp4
alecmrcraig
I had a 20 mb hard drive that was the size of a square Pyrex dish in the mid-90s.
redtails2649
And what did it cost? Probably a lot? Anybody?
AtsaMattaForMe
amp99
At least 3.
warcat91
You are correct. A LOT!
GerardEngelage
US$3,200 (equivalent to $35,800 in 2024) per month (Wikipedia)
Today we can fit 2,000,000 of these on a NAND flash chip the size of my thumb nail.
You'll probably crush it though.
MaybeIllDisappear
My first PC was a beast with a 40mb hard drive.
gilbyte382000
When was that? Yesterday?
ede77222
1988
Yep mine was 20 megs, oh good times
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlcWR2ZDc5OWYzOXR3NGNzdjNsaTh0cHk4emFtMDR1N3VvcjBhNnYybyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3RyZW5kaW5nJmN0PWc/tfUW8mhiFk8NlJhgEh/200w.mp4
JohnBigboote74
TIL IBM was a shipping company in 1956.
throwawayaccount321
Or @op ‘s mom’s midnight snack
themobileappisbroken
Imgur still uses 8 of these.
usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
8?!
DefinitelyaHumanNotanAlien
So they could have 85 MBs altogether. https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1Zmg1N2Joc3IybWNxeXY4bW93dnJsdW0yN3A4bzR6bXByYjhyeW40ZCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/d3mlE7uhX8KFgEmY/200w.webp
duktayp
Rough math in my head calculates 5mb = 15-20 seconds of SD video .... How close am i
SmashySashimi
Me filling it up with one highly detailed yet pointless pic:
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlZmcwdjZyNTBmY2NhaDFtY2w5N2ZhNXVobG5ta3FzZmV0c21mNDh6MSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/3o72FfM5HJydzafgUE/giphy.mp4
alecmrcraig
I had a 20 mb hard drive that was the size of a square Pyrex dish in the mid-90s.
redtails2649
And what did it cost? Probably a lot? Anybody?
AtsaMattaForMe
amp99
At least 3.
warcat91
You are correct. A LOT!
GerardEngelage
US$3,200 (equivalent to $35,800 in 2024) per month (Wikipedia)
usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
Today we can fit 2,000,000 of these on a NAND flash chip the size of my thumb nail.
amp99
You'll probably crush it though.
MaybeIllDisappear
My first PC was a beast with a 40mb hard drive.
gilbyte382000
When was that? Yesterday?
ede77222
1988
ede77222
Yep mine was 20 megs, oh good times
gilbyte382000
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlcWR2ZDc5OWYzOXR3NGNzdjNsaTh0cHk4emFtMDR1N3VvcjBhNnYybyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3RyZW5kaW5nJmN0PWc/tfUW8mhiFk8NlJhgEh/200w.mp4