Andrew Lambdin-Abraham wrote: > IBM has been struggling recently after their 75GXP scandal, where > defective design or manufacture led to massive numbers of drive > failures. It isn't currently apparent if IBM's desktop hard drive > business will survive this, I've seen mention that they'll sell it off.
In fact they have sold it off, to Hitachi. http://www.ibm.com/news/us/2002/06/033.html (IBM invented the very first hard disk drives, as we know them, even though Atanasoff (sp?) had developed a crude mechanism for storing data on a spinning metal drum in the late 30's, it had to be constantly refreshed, and is the distant ancestor of todays DRAM) http://www.duxcw.com/digest/guides/hd/hd2.htm HDD history http://www.scl.ameslab.gov/ABC/ Atanasoff-Berry computer...a digital computer predating the Mauchley/Eckert design for ENIAC by nearly a decade. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
