Title
International Business Machines (IBM) Random Access Method of Accounting and Control (RAMAC) oral history panel
Catalog Number
102657937
Type
Document
Description
Panel members were all key participants in the development of the IBM RAMAC 350, the world's first disk drive, and then were involved in the activities to determine what type of disk drives should follow. Many potential development projects depended upon which technology programs were most appropriate - longitudinal or perpendicular recording, the type of magnetic disk surface and diameter of the disks, the kind of recording head method to use, the type of file organization, etc. The pros and cons of conclusions by IBM are reviewed.
Date
2004-10-29
Contributor
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Harker, John M. (Jack), Interviewee
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Haughton, Kenneth E., Interviewee
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Hoagland, Albert S., Interviewee
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Porter, James, Moderator
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Stevens, Lou, Interviewee
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Publisher
Computer History Museum
Place of Publication
Mountain View, California
Extent
p. 30
Category
Transcription
Subject
Harker, John; Haughton, Kenneth; Hoagland, Albert; Stevens, Lou; Tab cards; IBM 1301; IBM 1311; Johnson, Rey; Stretch; Longitudinal recording; Perpendicular recording; Storage history
Collection Title
Oral history collection
Credit
Computer History Museum
