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Original Hard Drive
Created: 2023.06.03
This is why the "database" icon is so often a cylindrical shape
You used to be able to purchase additional platters and add them to the top. This is likely around 5-10MB, and would have weighed around 200lbs or about 90kg.
I remember packs about that size that only held 5MB and I desperately wanted one to put on my "VAX 11/730 Personal Computer" because 5MB was so HUGE.