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The Search at San Jose (1958) [video]
- whyenot 12y agoThis is a documentary describing how IBM developed the first hard disk. It's a shame the HN title is so vague.
- linker3000 12y agoI was at the Great Oaks (former IBM) facility in San Jose a few months ago. It's a massive place and now owned by HGST (a Western Digital Company), for whom I work. There is still a major amount of storage R&D going on there but, somewhat sadly, a number of the old IBM buildings with their distinctive block tile patterns, as seen in the film, are being demolished to make way for new facilities. Edit: You can see a RAMAC unit at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View - well worth a visit if you're into computer stuff.
- morkfromork 12y agoYou work here? http://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/profile_report.asp?global_id=SL720561211 http://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/profile_report.asp?glob...
- linker3000 12y agoNope, I work in the UK. That's a different place from the main plant too.
- dtf 12y agoLovely art direction in this film. I love this way the IBM suits play in the black & white part of the black/white/brown palette.