IBM 1302, 2311 - Data Center Storage Through the Years

Slideshow: Data Center Storage - The Early Years
By Rachel Rosmarin September 19, 2012 11:28 AM
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IBM 1302, 2311 - Data Center Storage Through the Years

By 1963, IBM’s latest Disk Storage Unit (the 1302) had four times the storage capacity of the 1301. The 1302 could record 117 million 6-bit characters per module. Access time was 165 ms, and data could be transferred at 180,000 characters per second.  It sold for $252,000. In 1964, something changed in IBM’s sales model. With the 2311, the company stopped selling Disk Storage units in conjunction with a specific line of computers. This one was “swappable” with many different types of computers.

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