If I only had a drive

The hard drive is at the heart of a new generation of audio and video devices. The hard drive, invented by IBM 45 years ago, is beginning to appear in digital-audio devices and complementing the CD. IBM invented the RAMAC 305 in 1956. The cost, space and weight to store a byte of data has dropped mo...

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Published in:EDN 2001-09, Vol.46 (20), p.30-40
Main Author: Vrana, Greg
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustics
Advantages
Algorithms
Computer peripherals industry
Consumer electronics
Consumer electronics industry
Digital electronics
Digital video recorders
Digitization
Disk drives
Electronic components industry
Hard disks
Magnetic disks
Magnetic tape
Manufacturers
Manycompanies
Manyproducts
Methods
Musical performances
Noise
Product design
Product development
Product information
System design
Systems analysis
Television programming
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Summary:The hard drive is at the heart of a new generation of audio and video devices. The hard drive, invented by IBM 45 years ago, is beginning to appear in digital-audio devices and complementing the CD. IBM invented the RAMAC 305 in 1956. The cost, space and weight to store a byte of data has dropped more than a millionfold since then. Today, hard drives for desktop PCs are selling at $2 to $3 per gigabyte. With more than 95% of all hard drives going into PCs today, expertise in designing a hard drive into a non-PC product is a novelty. The advantages of designing this digital storehouse into your next consumer-electronics device are examined.
ISSN:0012-7515
2163-4084