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Full-size image (non-clickable jpg) Note (20080704): Major props to Gizmodo (and peeps from Reddit and BoingBoing now, too) for pointing a bucket-load of visitors this way. For water blasters made by Hasbro Inc. after 2009, go to the Nerf Super Soaker Evolution Tree page. Related Pages History of the Super Soaker | Products Sorted by Series (text version) Air Pressure Series Evolution Tree | Elastic Series Evolution Tree | Other Evolution Tree Water Warriors Product Evolution Tree Product Listing | Colour Listing | Series Listing | Product Comparison Repair Guide | Tech Research | Timeline | The Armoury Gallery | Usage Tips Leave NO one dry! History of data storage. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our feed, or like us on Facebook for updates. Thanks for visiting! Did you know that it would take around 6 000 floppy disks to store one DVD – or 4 500 compact cassettes, with a playback time of 280 days?
Here’s a brief look into the history of data storage. Punch cards The oldest known form of data storage is from 1725 and was done by Basile Bouchon when he used a perforated paper loop to store patterns that were to be used on cloth. But the first real patent for some kind of data storage is dated back in 23 Sep 1884 by Herman Hollerith (pdf) – an invention that was used for nearly 100 years until the mid 1970s. Here’s an example of how a typical punch card could look like, it’s a 90 column card punched in 1972. 90 column punch card [fourmilab.ch] Punched tape The first known use of the paper tape was back in 1846 by Alexander Bain – the inventor of the fax machine and the electric printing telegraph.
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