IBM 305 RAMAC
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- Details
- Description
- Date
- 1956 ca.
- Copyright Owner
- © International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
- Keywords
- accounting applications; hard disk; IBM 305 RAMAC (Computer); Computers--History; Electronic data processing--History; Computer industry--History; International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
- Object ID
- 102651965
The “Random Access Method of Accounting and Control” (RAMAC) computer was used to maintain business records. It is best known for being the first computer with a hard disk, which replaced cumbersome files of punched cards.
